2,3-diaminopropionic acid derivative

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a 2,3-diaminopropionic acid derivative of the formula (1): ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of the present invention are useful as a platelet aggregation inhibitor, a cancer metastasis inhibitor, a wound healing agent or a bone resorption inhibitor.

This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/633,800filed on Apr. 19, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,707,994 the entire contentsof which are hereby incorporated by reference which is a 371 ofPCT/JP94/01700 filed Oct. 11, 1994.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a novel 2,3-diaminopropionic acidderivative being useful as a platelet aggregation inhibitor, a cancermetastasis inhibitor, a wound healing agent or a bone resorptioninhibitor.

BACKGROUND ART

Proteins, which participate in adhesion between a cell and aninterstitial connective tissue and show various biological activitiesconcerning the cell functions of animal cells, are called cell adhesiveproteins. For example, there are known fibronectin, vitronectin,laminin, etc. It is known that the core sequence of the cell adhesionsite of these proteins is arginine-glycine-aspartic acid [Arg--Gly--Asp](hereinafter, occasionally referred to as RGD) [Pierschbachr, M. D., etal., Nature, 309, 30 (1984), Suzuki, S., et al., J. Biol. Chem., 259,15307 (1984), Plow, E., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 82, 8057(1985)]. The RGD interacts with a receptor of a cell adhesive protein,and as a result, it shows various pharmacological activities.

For example, fibrinogen being present in plasma interacts with aplatelet membrane glycoprotein complex IIb/IIIa via RGD to cause aplatelet aggregation, and it is considered that a synthetic peptidehaving RGD inhibits the interaction between fibrinogen and a plateletmembrane glycoprotein complex IIb/IIIa and hence, it is useful as aplatelet aggregation inhibitor [Phillips, D. R., Cell, 65, 359 (1991)].Besides, it is also known that a peptide having a RGD derived from snakevenom effectively inhibits bone resorption by osteoclast [Sato, M., etal., J. Cell Biol., 111, 1713 (1990)].

Besides, fibronectin is considered to participate in differentiation andgrowth of cells [Yamada, K. M., et al., Ann. Rev. Biochem., 52, 761(1983)], but since it stimulates migration of fibroblast and macrophage,it is expected to be applied to the treatment of wound or the regulationof immune mechanism. Particularly, fibronectin has been tried in thelocal treatment of corneal disorders by utilizing the promotion effectthereof on wound healing [Fujikawa, L. S., et al., Lab. Invest., 45, 120(1981)].

Moreover, cell adhesive proteins have been drawing attention as asubstance participating in cancer metastasis. A cancer cell forms amulticellular mass in the presence of fibronectin or laminin so that itcan more easily grow or survive. In fact, it has been confirmed that anRGD sequence, which is an adhesive core of fibronectin, inhibits themetastasis of cancer cell [Humphries, M. J. et al., Science, 233, 467(1986)].

Thus, since cell adhesive proteins show various biological activities, amedicament which can selectively interact with a receptor of theseproteins can be expected to be useful in the prophylaxis or treatment ofvarious diseases.

On the other hand, a lot of screening on non-peptide compoundsinteracting with a receptor of these proteins has been as reported, forexample, in EP 512831, EP 540334, WO 94/8962, WO 94/12181, EP 445796,etc. However, there is no compound which can clinically be used.

Under these circumstances, it has been desired to develop a plateletaggregation inhibitor, a cancer metastasis inhibitor, a wound healingagent or a bone resorption inhibitor, which selectively interacts with areceptor of a cell adhesive protein such as fibrinogen, fibronectin,etc., and shows excellent absorbability and excellent stability inliving body.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

The present inventors have intensively studied and have found a novel2,3-diaminopropionic acid derivative which can selectively interact witha receptor of a cell adhesive protein, such as fibrinogen, fibronectin,etc.

That is, the gist of the present invention is as follows.

[1] A compound of the formula (1): ##STR2## wherein R¹ is a hydrogenatom, a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, alower alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a substitutedlower alkyl group, a substituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted loweralkenyl group, a substituted lower alkynyl group, a substituted arylgroup or a substituted heterocyclic group;

R² is a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, alower alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a substitutedlower alkyl group, a substituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted loweralkenyl group, a substituted lower alkynyl group, a substituted arylgroup or a substituted heterocyclic group;

A¹ is --CO-- or --CO--A⁴ -- (wherein A⁴ is a residue of an (α-aminoacid, an α-amino acid derivative, a β-amino acid or a β-amino acidderivative, or a residue of a peptide consisting of 2 or 3 residuesthereof);

A² and A³ are the same or different and each a single bond, --NR⁶ --(wherein R⁶ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group), an oxygen atom,S(O)_(n) (wherein n is 0, 1 or 2), --CO--NR⁷ -- (wherein R⁷ is ahydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group), --NR⁷ --CO-- (wherein R⁷ is thesame as defined above), --CO--A⁵ --NR⁸ -- (wherein R⁸ is a hydrogen atomor a lower alkyl group, A⁵ is a residue of an α-amino acid, an α-aminoacid derivative, a β-amino acid or a β-amino acid derivative, or areside of a dipeptide consisting of 2 residues thereof), --NR⁸ --A⁵--CO-- (wherein R⁸ and A⁵ are the same as defined above), a divalentgroup of a monocyclic hydrocarbons or a divalent group of a monocyclicheterocyclic group;

R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are the same or different and each a single bond, or analkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene group, which may optionally besubstituted by 1 to 4 groups selected from a hydroxy group, an oxogroup, a halogen atom, an aryl group and a cycloalkyl group, providedthat when A² and A³ are the same or different and each --NR⁶ -- (whereinR⁶ is the same as defined above), an oxygen atom or S(O)_(n) (wherein nis the same as defined above), R⁴ should not be a single bond;

The definition for X and the number of atoms comprising a divalent mainchain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³ --A¹ -- are shown in thefollowing (a) or (b):

(a) X is a group of the formula (2): ##STR3## wherein Y¹ is a methinegroup or a nitrogen atom, V¹ and V² are the same or different and each ahydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, provided that both V¹ and V² arethe substituent on the carbon atom, and the number of atoms comprising adivalent main chain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³ --A¹ -- is 6to 11.

(b) X is a group of the formula (3): ##STR4## wherein Y² and Y³ are thesame or different and each a methine group or a nitrogen atom, V³ and V⁴are the same or different and each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, asubstituted lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an amino group, anacylamino group, a lower alkyloxycarbonyl group or a loweralkyloxycarbonyl group substituted by an aryl group, V⁵ is an iminogroup or an oxygen atom, V⁶ and V⁷ are a hydrogen atom or a lower alkylgroup, provided that both V⁶ and V⁷ are a substituent on the carbonatom, or a group of the formula (4): ##STR5## wherein Y², Y³ and V³ arethe same as defined above, m is 2 or 3, and the number of atomscomprising a divalent main chain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³--A¹ -- is 4 to 9,

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

[2] The compound according to [1], wherein R² is an aryl group, asubstituted aryl group, an aromatic heterocyclic group or a substitutedaromatic heterocyclic group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.

[3] The compound according to [1], wherein R² is an aryl group, anaromatic heterocyclic group, or an aryl group substituted by 1 or moregroups selected from a lower alkyl group, a lower alkyl groupsubstituted by a halogen atom, a lower alkyloxy group, a lower alkyloxygroup substituted by a halogen atom, an amino group, a dialkylaminogroup, an acylamino group, a halogen atom, a nitro group and a carboxylgroup, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

[4] The compound according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein A¹ is--CO--, R³ is --CH₂ --CHR⁹ -- (wherein R⁹ is a hydrogen atom or a loweralkyl group), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

[5] The compound according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein thedefinition for X and the number of atoms comprising a divalent mainchain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³ --A¹ -- are defined by thefollowing (a) or (b), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

(a) X is a group of the formula (2): ##STR6## wherein Y¹, V¹ and V² arethe same as defined above), and the number of atoms comprising adivalent main chain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³ --A¹ -- is 7or 8;

(b) X is a group of the formula (3): ##STR7## wherein Y², Y³, V³, V⁴,V⁵, V⁶ and V7 are the same as defined above, or a group of the formula(4): ##STR8## wherein Y², Y³, V³ and m are the same as defined above,and the number of atoms comprising a divalent main chain represented by--R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A¹ --R³ --A¹ -- is 5 or 6.

[6] The compound according to any one of [1] to [5], which is a compoundof the formula (5): ##STR9## wherein R¹ and R² are the same as definedabove, X and A⁶ are defined by the following (a) or (b), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

(a) X is a group of the formula (2): ##STR10## wherein Y¹, V¹ and V² arethe same as defined above, A⁶ is a divalent group selected from thefollowing groups:

--Y⁴ --(CH₂)_(a) --CONR¹⁰ --CH₂ --CHR⁹ -- (R⁹ is the same as definedabove, R¹⁰ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, a is 1 or 2, Y⁴ isa methylene group or an oxygen atom);

--Y⁴ --(CH₂)_(b) -- (Y⁴ is the same as defined above, and b is 5 or 6);

--(CH₂)_(c) --CO--(CH₂)_(d) -- (c is 2 or 3, d is 3 or 4);

--(CH₂)_(c) --CH(OH)--(CH₂)_(d) -- (c and d are the same as definedabove);

--CH₂ --NR¹⁰ CO--(CH₂)_(d) -- (R¹⁰ and d are the same as defined above);

--Y⁴ --(CH₂)_(e) --Y⁵ -- (Y⁴ is the same as defined above, Y⁵ is anoxygen atom or --NR¹¹ -- (R¹¹ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkylgroup), and e is 4 to 6);

a group of the formula: ##STR11## wherein a and c are the same asdefined above, (b) X is a group of the formula (3): ##STR12## whereinY², Y³, V³, V⁴, V⁵, V⁶ and V⁷ are the same as defined above, or a groupof the formula (4): ##STR13## wherein Y², Y³, V³ and m are the same asdefined above, A⁶ is a divalent group selected from the followinggroups:

--(CH₂)_(f) --CONR¹⁰ --CH₂ --CHR⁹ -- (R⁹ and R¹⁰ are the same as definedabove, and f is 0 or 1);

--Y⁴ --(CH₂)_(d) -- (Y⁴ and d are the same as defined above);

--(CH₂)_(f) CO--(CH₂)_(d) -- (f and d are the same as defined above);

--(CH₂)_(f) --CH(OH)--(CH₂)_(d) -- (f and d are the same as definedabove);

--NR¹⁰ CO--(CH₂)_(d) -- (R¹⁰ and d are the same as defined above);

--Y⁴ --(CH₂)_(g) --Y⁵ -- (Y⁴ and Y⁵ are the same as defined above, and gis2to4);

a group of the formula: ##STR14## wherein a and f are the same asdefined above; a group of the formula: ##STR15## wherein f is the sameas defined above, Y⁶ is a methine group or a nitrogen atom;

a group of the formula: ##STR16## wherein Y⁵ and f are the same asdefined above, and h is 0 or 1; a group of the formula: ##STR17##wherein Y⁴, Y⁵ and h are the same as defined above. [7] The compoundaccording to [6], where X and A⁶ are defined by the following (a) or(b), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

(a) X is a group of the formula (2): ##STR18## wherein Y¹, V¹ and V² arethe same as defined above, and A⁶ is a divalent group selected from thefollowing groups:

--Y⁴ --(CH₂)_(a) --CONR¹⁰ --CH₂ --CHR⁹ -- (R⁹, R¹⁰, a and Y⁴ are thesame as defined above);

--CH₂ --NR¹⁰ CO--(CH₂)_(d) -- (R¹⁰ and d are the same as defined above)

a group of the formula: ##STR19## wherein a and c are the same asdefined above. (b) X is a group of the formula (3): ##STR20## whereinY², Y³, V³, V⁴, V⁵, V⁶ and V⁷ are the same as defined above, or a groupof the formula (4): ##STR21## wherein Y², Y³, V³ and m are the same asdefined above, A⁶ is a divalent group selected from the followinggroups:

--(CH₂)_(f) --CONR¹⁰ --CH₂ --CHR⁹ -- (R⁹, R¹⁰ and f are the same asdefined above);

--Y⁴ --(CH₂)_(d) -- (Y⁴ and d are the same as defined above);

--(CH₂)_(f) --CO--(CH₂)_(d) -- (f and d are the same as defined above);

a group of the formula: ##STR22## wherein a and f are the same asdefined above; a group of the formula: ##STR23## wherein f and Y⁶ arethe same as defined above. [8] The compound according to any one of [1]to [7], wherein X is a group of the formula (3): ##STR24## wherein Y²,Y³, V³, V⁴, V⁵, V⁶ and V⁷ are the same as defined above, or a group ofthe formula (4): ##STR25## wherein Y², Y³, V³ and m are the same asdefined above, A² and A³ are the same or different and each a singlebond, --NR⁶ -- (R⁶ is the same as defined above), an oxygen atom,S(O)_(n) (n is the same as defined above), --CO--NR⁷ -- (R⁷ is the sameas defined above), --NR⁷ --CO-- (R⁷ is the same as defined above),--CO--A⁵ --NR⁸ -- (A⁵ and R⁸ are the same as defined above), --NR⁸ --A⁵--CO-- (R⁸ and A⁵ are the same as defined above), a divalent group ofaliphatic monocyclic hydrocarbons or a divalent group of aliphaticmonocyclic heterocyclic group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.

[9] The compound according to any one of [1] to [8], wherein X is agroup of the formula (6): ##STR26## wherein Y², Y³, V³, V⁴, V⁶ and V⁷are the same as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.

[10] The compound according to [9], wherein Y² and Y³ are a methinegroup, and V⁶ and V⁷ are a hydrogen atom, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof.

[11] The compound according to [6], wherein X is a 4-amidinophenylgroup, and A⁶ is --CO--NH--CH₂ --CH₂ -- or --O--(CH₂)₃ -, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

[12] The compound according to any one of [1] to [11], wherein thestereo-configuration of the 2-position thereof is S-configuration, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

[13] A platelet aggregation inhibitor which contains the compound as setforth in any one of [1 ] to [12], or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.

[14] A cancer metastasis inhibitor which contains the compound as setforth in any one of [1 ] to [12], or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.

[15] A wound healing agent which contains the compound as set forth inany one of [1] to [12], or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

[16] A bone resorption inhibitor which contains the compound as setforth in any one of [1] to [12], or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.

The lower alkyl group includes a straight chain or branched chain alkylgroup having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl,1-methylethyl, butyl, 1-methylpropyl, 2-methylpropyl, 1,1-dimethylethyl,pentyl, 1-methylbutyl, 1-ethylpropyl, hexyl, 1-methylpentyl,1-ethylbutyl, 2-methylpentyl, etc.

The alkyl group includes a straight chain or branched chain alkyl grouphaving 1 to 16 carbon atoms, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl,1-methylethyl, butyl, 1-methylpropyl, 2-methylpropyl, 1,1-dimethylethyl,pentyl, 1-methylbutyl, 1-ethylpropyl, hexyl, 1-methylpentyl,1-ethylbutyl, 2-methylpentyl, octyl, decyl, 3-methylnonyl,2,5-diethylheptyl, dodecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, etc.

The lower alkenyl group includes a straight chain or branched chainalkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and having 1 to 3 doublebonds, for example, vinyl, 1-propenyl, 2-propenyl, 1-methylvinyl,1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 1-pentenyl, 1-hexenyl, etc.

The lower alkynyl group includes a straight chain or branched chainalkynyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and having 1 to 3 triplebonds, for example, ethynyl, 1-propynyl, 2-propynyl, 1-butynyl,1-pentynyl, 1-hexynyl, etc.

The cycloalkyl group includes a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 7 carbonatoms, for example, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, etc.

The aryl group includes an aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, forexample, phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 1-anthranyl, 2-anthranyl,9-fluorenyl, etc.

The heterocyclic group includes a saturated or unsaturated heterocyclicgroup selected from a 5 to 7-membered monocyclic group, a 9- to10-membered bicyclic group, and a 12- to 14-membered tricyclic group,said heterocyclic group contains 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygenatom, nitrogen atom, sulfur atom, and the nitrogen atom or sulfur atomthereof may optionally be oxidized, and the binding position thereof isat a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom. Besides, the carbon atom formingthe ring may be optionally substituted by an oxo group. Suitableexamples thereof are a 6-membered saturated monocyclic heterocyclicgroup having 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from oxygen atom, nitrogen atomand sulfur atom, such as piperidyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, a6-membered unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic group having 1 or 2heteroatoms selected from oxygen atom, nitrogen atom and sulfur atom,such as pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, etc., a 5-membered saturatedmonocyclic heterocyclic group containing 1 to 2 heteroatoms selectedfrom oxygen atom, nitrogen atom and sulfur atom, such as oxolanyl,pyrrolidinyl, etc., a 5-membered unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclicgroup having 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from oxygen atom, nitrogen atomand sulfur atom, for example, imidazolyl, furyl, 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolenyl,pyrrolyl, 5-oxo-2-tetrahydrofuranyl, etc., a 9- to 10-memberedunsaturated bicyclic heterocyclic group having 1 to 3 heteroatomsselected from oxygen atom, nitrogen atom and sulfur atom, such asquinolyl, isoquinolyl, indolyl, 1,3-dihydro-3-oxo-1-isobenzofuranyl,etc., a 12- to 14-membered unsaturated tricyclic heterocyclic grouphaving 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from oxygen atom, nitrogen atom andsulfur atom, such as anthraquinolyl, etc. The aromatic heterocyclicgroup includes a heterocyclic group which is an aromatic group.

The substituted lower alkyl group includes a lower alkyl groupsubstituted by 1 to 5 groups selected from the group consisting of acycloalkyl group, a substituted cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, asubstituted aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a substituted heterocyclicgroup, a halogen atom, --OP¹ (P¹ is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkylgroup, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, or a modifying group forhydroxy group), --OCOP² (P² is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, acycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group), --NP³ P⁴ (P³is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, P⁴ is a hydrogen atom, alower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclicgroup or a modifying group for amino group), --C(═NP⁵)NP⁶ P⁷ (P⁵, P⁶ andP⁷ are the same or different, and each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkylgroup, a cycloalkyl group, a modifying group for amidino group),--NHC(═NP⁵)NP⁶ P⁷ (P⁵, P⁶ and P⁷ are the same as defined above), a nitrogroup, a cyano group, --COOP⁸ (P⁸ is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkylgroup, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group or amodifying group for carboxyl group), --CONP⁹ P¹⁰ (P⁹ is a hydrogen atomor a lower alkyl group, P¹⁰ is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or amodifying group for amido group), --SP¹¹ (P¹¹ is a hydrogen atom, alower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclicgroup or a modifying group for thiol group), --COP¹² (P¹² is a hydrogenatom, a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or aheterocyclic group), --NHCOP¹³ (P¹³ is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkylgroup, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group), --S(O)_(i) P¹⁴ (P¹⁴ is alower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group, and i is 1 or2), --SO₂ NP¹⁵ P¹⁶ (P¹⁵ and P¹⁶ are the same or different and each ahydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group)and --OCOOP¹⁷ (P¹⁷ is a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an arylgroup or a heterocyclic group). Suitable examples are benzyl,2-phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl, 4-phenylbutyl, 5-phenylpentyl,6-phenylhexyl, indolylmethyl, 2-(3-indolyl)ethyl, bromomethyl,pivaloyloxymethyl, 1-ethoxycarbonyloxyethyl,5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-ylmethyl, 2-chloroethyl,2-dimethylaminoethyl, diethylaminoethyl,3-dimethylamino-2-(dimethylaminomethyl)propyl, 2-(1-morpholinyl)ethyl,1-acetoxyethyl, 1-methoxycarbonyloxyethyl, acetoxymethyl,1-acetoxy-1-phenylmethyl, methoxycarbonylmethyl, 1-pivaloyloxyethyl,etc.

The substituted lower alkenyl group includes a lower alkenyl groupsubstituted by 1 to 5 groups selected from the group consisting of acycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a halogen atom,--OP¹⁸ (P¹⁸ is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a modifying groupfor hydroxy group), --OCOP¹⁹ (P¹⁹ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkylgroup), a nitro group, a cyano group, --COOP²⁰ (P¹⁹ is a hydrogen atomor a modifying group for carboxyl group), --CONP⁹ P¹⁰ (P⁹ and P¹⁰ arethe same as defined above), --COP²¹ (P²¹ is a hydrogen atom or a loweralkyl group) and --OCOOP²² (P²² is a lower alkyl group). Suitableexamples are 3-phenyl-2-propenyl, 5-methoxy-2-pentenyl, 2-carboxylvinyl,etc.

The substituted lower alkynyl group includes a lower alkynyl groupsubstituted by 1 to 5 groups selected from the group consisting of acycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a halogen atom,--OP¹⁸ (P¹⁸ is the same as defined above), --OCOP¹⁹ (P¹⁹ is the same asdefined above), a nitro group, a cyano group, --COOP²⁰ (P²⁰ is the sameas defined above), --CONP⁹ P¹⁰ (P⁹ and P¹⁰ are the same as definedabove), --COP²¹ (P²¹ is the same as defined above) and --OCOOP²² (P²² isthe same as defined above). Suitable example is 3-phenyl-2-propynylgroup.

The substituted cycloalkyl group includes a cycloalkyl group substitutedby 1 to 3 groups selected from the group consisting of a lower alkylgroup, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a halogen atom, --OP¹⁸ (P¹⁸is the same as defined above), --OCOP¹⁹ (P¹⁹ is the same as definedabove), --NP²³ P²⁴ (P²³ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, P²⁴is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a modifying group for aminogroup), --C(═NP²⁵)NP²⁶ P²⁷ (P²⁵, P²⁶ and P²⁷ are the same or differentand each a hydrogen atom or a modifying group for amidino group),--NHC(═NP²⁵)NP²⁶ P²⁷ (P²⁵, P²⁶ and P²⁷ are the same as defined above), anitro group, a cyano group, --COOP²⁰ (P²⁰ is the same as defined above),--CONP⁹ P¹⁰ (P⁹ and P¹⁰ the same as defined above), --SP²⁸ (P²⁸ is ahydrogen tom, a lower alkyl group or a modifying group for thiol group),--COP²¹ (P²¹ is the same as defined above), --NHCOP²⁹ (P²⁹ is a hydrogenatom or a lower alkyl group), --S(O)_(i) P³⁰ (P³⁰ is a lower alkylgroup, and i is the same as defined above), --SO₂ NP³¹ P³² (P³¹ and P³²are the same or different and each a hydrogen atom or a lower alkylgroup) and --OCOOP²² (P²² is the same as defined above). Suitableexamples are 4-chlorocyclohexyl, 4-cyanocyclohexyl,2-dimethylaminocyclohexyl, 4-methoxycyclohexyl, etc.

The substituted heterocyclic group includes a heterocyclic groupsubstituted by 1 to 3 groups selected from the group consisting of alower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclicgroup, a halogen atom, --OP¹⁸ (P¹⁸ is the same as defined above),--OCOP¹⁹ (P¹⁹ is the same as defined above), --NP²³ P²⁴ (P²³ and P²⁴ arethe same as defined above), --C(═NP²⁵)NP²⁶ P²⁷ (P²⁵, P²⁶ and P²⁷ are thesame as defined above), --NHC(═NP²⁵)NP²⁶ P²⁷ (P²⁵, P²⁶ and P²⁷ are thesame as defined above), a nitro group, a cyano group, --OCOOP²² (P²² isthe same as defined above), --CONP⁹ P¹⁰ (P⁹ and P¹⁰ are the same asdefined above), --SP²⁸ (P²⁸ is the same as defined above), --COP²¹ (P²¹is the same as defined above), --NHCOP²⁹ (P²⁹ is the same as definedabove), --S(O)_(i) P³⁰ (P³⁰ and i are the same as defined above), --SO₂NP³¹ P³² (P³¹ and P³² are the same as defined above) and --OCOOP²² (P²²is the same as defined above). Suitable examples are1-acetyl-4-piperidinyl, 1-benzyl-4-imidazolyl, 1-methyl-3-indolyl,5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-yl, etc.

The substituted aryl group includes an aryl group substituted by 1 to 5groups selected from the group consisting of a lower alkyl group, alower alkenyl group, a lower alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an arylgroup, a heterocyclic group, a substituted alkenyl group, a substitutedalkynyl group, a substituted cycloalkyl group, a substitutedheterocyclic group, a halogen atom, --OP¹ (P¹ is the same as definedabove), --OCOP² (P² is the same as defined above), --NP³ P⁴ (P³ and P⁴are the same as defined above), --C(═NP⁵)NP⁶ P⁷ (P⁵, P⁶ and P⁷ are thesame as defined above), --NHC(═NP⁵)NP⁶ P⁷ (P⁵, P⁶ and P⁷ are the same asdefined above), a nitro group, a cyano group, --COOP⁸ (P⁸ is the same asdefined above), --CONP⁹ P¹⁰ (P⁹ and P¹⁰ are the same as defined above),--SP¹¹ (P¹¹ is the same as defined above), --COP¹² (P¹² is the same asdefined above), --NHCOP¹³ (P¹³ is the same as defined above), --S(O)_(i)O¹⁴ (i and P¹⁴ are the same as defined above), --SO₂ NP¹⁵ P¹⁶ (P¹⁵ andP¹⁶ are the same as defined above), --OCOOP¹⁷ (P¹⁷ is the same asdefined above), a lower alkyl group substituted by --OP¹ (P¹ is the sameas defined above) or --NP³ P⁴ (P³ and P⁴ are the same as defined above),and a lower alkyl group substituted by 1 to 5 atoms selected from thegroup consisting of fluorine atom, chlorine atom and bromine atom. Whentwo substituents of the substituted aryl group are located adjacently,these substituents may optionally combine together to form a 4- to7-membered ring.

Suitable examples of the substituted aryl group are 4-fluorophenyl,3-chlorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 3-bromophenyl, 4-bromophenyl,4-iodophenyl, 2,4-dichlorophenyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl,4-methylphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl,3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl, 4-aminophenyl, 4-guanidinophenyl,4-aminomethylphenyl, 4-cyanophenyl, 4-carboxyphenyl, 4-acetylphenyl,4-chloro-1-naphthyl, 4-amidinophenyl, 4-nitrophenyl,4-ethoxycarbonylphenyl, 4-acetoxyphenyl, 4-benzyloxyphenyl,2-fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl, 5-indanyl, 4-(2-carboxyvinyl)phenyl,4-(2-butyl)phenyl, 3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxyphenyl, 2,3,4-trichlorophenyl,2,4,5-trichlorophenyl, 2,4,6-tri-(2-propyl)phenyl, 2,5-dimethylphenyl,2-nitrophenyl, 3-nitrophenyl, 2,4-dinitrophenyl, 4-chloro-3-nitrophenyl,2,5-dimethoxyphenyl, 2,5-dimethylphenyl, 2-methoxycarbonylphenyl,3-carboxyphenyl, 2-methoxy-5-carboxyphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl,4-ethylphenyl, 2-methylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl,5-dimethylamino-1-naphthyl, 4-acetaminophenyl,2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylphenyl,4-dimethylamino-3-nitrophenyl, 2,3,5,6-tetramethylphenyl,2,5-dichlorophenyl, 4-trifluoromethylphenyl, 2-trifluoromethylphenyl,3-trifluoromethylphenyl, 3,5-ditrifluoromethylphenyl, etc.

The acyl group includes a straight chain or branched chain alkanoylgroup having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylcarbonyl group having 6 to8 carbon atoms, a benzoyl group, a lower alkylsulfonyl group, anarylsulfonyl group, etc., and suitable examples are an alkanoyl groupsuch as acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, isobutyryl, valeryl, isovaleryl,pivaloyl, hexanoyl, t-butylacetyl, etc., a cycloalkylcarbonyl group suchas cyclopentylcarbonyl, cyclohexylcarbonyl, cycloheptylcarbonyl, etc., alower alkylsulfonyl group such as methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl,propylsulfonyl, butylsulfonyl, etc., and an arylsulfonyl group such asbenzenesulfonyl, naphthalenesulfonyl, etc.

The halogen atom is fluorine atom, chlorine atom, bromine atom, iodineatom, etc.

The residue of an α-amino acid or α-amino acid derivative includes agroup of the formula (7): ##STR27## wherein B¹ and B² are the same ordifferent and each a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, B³ is ahydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, --CHE¹ OE² (E¹ is a hydrogen atom ora methyl group, E² is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or amodifying group for hydroxy group), --CH₂ CH₂ OE² (E² is the same asdefined above), --CE¹ ₂ SE³ (E¹ is the same as defined above, E³ is ahydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a modifying group for thiolgroup), --CH₂ CH₂ S(O)_(j) CH₃ (j is 0 is 0, 1 or 2), --(CH₂)_(k) COOE⁴(k is 1 or 2, E⁴ is a hydrogen atom or a modifying group for carboxylgroup), --(CH₂)_(k) CONE⁵ E⁶ (k is the same as defined above, E⁵ is ahydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, E⁶ is a hydrogen atom, a loweralkyl group or a modifying group for amido group), --(CH₂)_(p) NE⁷ E⁸ (pis 3 or 4, E⁷ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, E⁸ is ahydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a modifying group for aminogroup), --(CH₂)_(p) NHC(═NE⁹)NE¹⁰ E¹¹ (p is the same as defined above,E⁹, E¹⁰ and E¹¹ are the same or different and each a hydrogen atom or amodifying group for guanidino group), or --(CH₂)_(q) E¹² (q is 0, 1 or2, E¹² is a halogen atom, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, asubstituted aryl group, a group of the formula (8): ##STR28## whereinE¹³ is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a modifying group forimidazolyl group, or a group of the formula (9): ##STR29## wherein E¹⁴is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a modifying group for indolylgroup), provided that B¹ and B³ may combine together to form ethylene,trimethylene or tetramethylene, or B² and B³ may combine together toform pentamethylene.

When an asymmetric carbon atom exists in the residue of an α-amino acidor α-amino acid derivative, any isomer, or a mixture thereof is alsoincluded therein.

Suitable examples for B¹, B² and B³ in the formula (7) are explainedbelow. Suitable examples for B¹ are hydrogen atom, methyl, ethyl, etc.Suitable examples for B² are hydrogen atom, methyl, etc. Suitableexamples for B³ are a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group such as methyl,1-methylethyl, 1-methylpropyl, 2-methylpropyl, 1-butyl, etc., benzyl,4-methoxybenzyl, 4-benzyloxybenzyl, methoxymethyl, benzyloxymethyl, etc.

The residue of a β-amino acid or a β-amino acid derivative includes agroup of the formula (10): ##STR30## wherein B¹, B² and B³ are the sameas defined above, G is --CH(OH)--, --CH₂ -- or --CO--.

When an asymmetric carbon atom exists in the residue of a β-amino acidor a β-amino acid derivative, any isomer, or a mixture thereof is alsoincluded therein.

Suitable examples for B¹, B² and B³ in the formula (10) are explainedbelow. Suitable examples for B¹ are a hydrogen atom, methyl, ethyl, etc.Suitable examples for B² are a hydrogen atom, methyl, etc. Suitableexamples for B³ are a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group such as methyl,1-methylethyl, 1-methylpropyl, 2-methylpropyl, 1-butyl, etc., benzyl,4-methoxybenzyl, 4-benzyloxybenzyl, methoxymethyl, benzyloxymethyl, etc.

The divalent group of monocyclic hydrocarbons includes a divalent groupof a saturated or unsaturated, 5- to 7-membered monocyclic hydrocarbons.The monocyclic hydrocarbons may optionally be substituted by 1 to 2groups selected from a lower alkyl group, a substituted lower alkylgroup and an aryl group. The binding position of the monocyclichydrocarbons is preferably 1,3-positions or 1,4-positions in case of 6-or 7-membered monocyclic hydrocarbons, or 1,3-positions in case of5-membered monocyclic hydrocarbons. The divalent group of the saturated,5- to 7-membered monocyclic hydrocarbons is, for example,1,3-cyclopentylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cycloheptylene, etc. Thedivalent group of the unsaturated, 5- to 7-membered monocyclichydrocarbons is, for example, 1,3-phenylene, 3-cyclohexen-1,4-ylene,2-cyclohepten-1,5-ylene, etc. The divalent group of the aliphaticmonocyclic hydrocarbons means the divalent groups of the monocyclichydrocarbons except for aromatic ones.

The divalent group of the monocyclic heterocyclic group includesdivalent groups of a saturated or unsaturated, 5- to 7-memberedmonocyclic heterocyclic group having 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected fromoxygen atom, nitrogen atom and sulfur atom, wherein one or two carbonatoms thereof may optionally be substituted by an oxo group. Further,one or two carbon atoms or nitrogen atoms thereof may optionally besubstituted by a lower alkyl group, a substituted lower alkyl group oran aryl group. The binding positions of the monocyclic heterocyclicgroup may be 1,3-positions or 1,4-positions in case of 6- or 7-memberedmonocyclic heterocyclic group, or 1,3-positions in case of 5-memberedmonocyclic heterocyclic group. The nitrogen atom or sulfur atom thereofmay optionally be oxidized. The monocyclic heterocyclic group binds at acarbon atom or nitrogen atom thereof. Suitable examples of the divalentgroups of the saturated heterocyclic group are 1,3-pyrrolidinediyl,1,4-piperazinediyl, 1,4-piperidinediyl, etc. Suitable example of thedivalent groups of the unsaturated heterocyclic group are2,5-pyridinediyl, 2,4-thiophenediyl, 2,5-pyridazinyldiyl, etc. Thedivalent group of the aliphatic monocyclic heterocyclic group means thedivalent groups of the monocyclic heterocyclic group except for aromaticones.

The alkylene group includes a straight chain or branched chain alkylenegroup having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, preferably ones having 1 to 10 carbonatoms, for example, methylene, ethylene, trimethylene, tetramethylene,3-methyltetramethylene, pentamethylene, hexamethylene, octamethylene,decamethylene, 3-methylhexamethylene, 2-methyltrimethylene, etc.

The alkenylene group includes a straight chain or branched chainalkenylene group having 2 to 15 carbon atoms, preferably ones having 2to 7 carbon atoms, for example, vinylene, propenylene, 2-pentenylene,2-heptenylene, 3-methyl-3-hexenylene, 1-butenylene, 3-hexenylene,2-hexenylene, etc.

The alkynylene group includes a straight chain or branched chainalkynylene group having 2 to 1 5 carbon atoms, preferably ones having 2to 7 carbon atoms, for example, ethynylene, 2-pentynylene,2-heptynylene, 2-(1-propynyl)pentamethylene, 2-butynylene, 1-butynylene,3-hexynylene, 2-hexynylene, 1-hexynylene, 2-methyl-1-propynylene,1-propynylene, 2-methyl-3-butynylene, etc.

When the compound of the formula (1) contains an asymmetric carbon atom,the present invention also includes any isomer or a mixture thereof.When the compound of the formula (1) contains two or more asymmetriccarbon atoms, the present compounds exist in the form of an enantiomer,diastereomer, or a mixture thereof, for example, in the form of aracemic mixture thereof. The stereo-configuration of the asymmetric2-carbon atom of 2,3-diaminopropionic acid is preferablyS-configuration.

Suitable examples for R¹ of the formula (1) are a hydrogen atom, a loweralkyl group such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, etc., cyclohexyl, benzyl, alower alkyl group substituted by --OCOP³³ (P³³ is a lower alkyl group, acycloalkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group) such asacetoxymethyl, 1-acetoxyethyl, 1-acetoxy-1-phenylmethyl,pivaloyloxymethyl, 1-pivaloyloxyethyl, etc., a lower alkyl groupsubstituted by --OCOOP³⁴ (P³⁴ is a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkylgroup, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group) such as1-methoxycarbonyloxyethyl, 1-ethoxycarbonyloxyethyl, etc., a lower alkylgroup substituted by a substituted heterocyclic group such as5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-ylmethyl, 2-(1-morpholinyl)ethyl, etc., aheterocyclic group such as 5-oxo-2-tetrahydrofuranyl,1,3-dihydro-3-oxo-1-isobenzofuranyl, a substituted aryl group such as5-indanyl, etc., 3-dimethylamino-2-(dimethylaminomethyl)propyl,2-dimethylaminoethyl, 2-diethylaminoethyl, methoxycarbonylmethyl,2-dimethylaminocyclohexyl, etc.

Suitable examples for R² in the formula (1) are a lower alkyl group, asubstituted lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a substitutedcycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, aheterocyclic group, a substituted heterocyclic group, etc., preferablyan aryl group, a substituted aryl group, an aromatic heterocyclic group,a substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, etc., for example, a loweralkyl group such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, etc., a substitutedlower alkyl group such as 2-chloroethyl, benzyl, etc., a cycloalkylgroup such as cyclohexyl, etc., an aryl group such as phenyl,1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 1-anthranyl, etc., a substituted aryl group suchas 8-quinolyl, 1-anthraquinolyl, 4-(2-carboxylvinyl)phenyl,4-(2-butyl)phenyl, 3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxyphenyl, 2,3,4-trichlorophenyl,2,4,5-trichlorophenyl, 2,4,6-tri-(2-propyl)phenyl, 2,5-dimethylphenyl,2-nitrophenyl, 3-nitrophenyl, 2,4-dinitrophenyl, 4-chloro-3-nitrophenyl,2,5-dimethoxyphenyl, 2,5-dimethylphenyl, 2-methoxycarbonylphenyl,3-carboxyphenyl, 2-methoxy-5-carboxyphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl,4-ethylphenyl, 2-methylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl,5-dimethylamino-1-naphthyl, 4-acetaminophenyl,2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylphenyl,3-nitro-4-dimethylaminophenyl, 2,3,5,6-tetramethylphenyl, 4-nitrophenyl,4-bromophenyl, 4-iodophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-fluorophenyl,4-carboxyphenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl,4-trifluoromethylphenyl, 3-trifluoromethylphenyl,2-trifluoromethylphenyl, 2,5-dichlorophenyl,3,5-ditrifluoromethylphenyl, etc., a non-aromatic heterocyclic groupsuch as 3-morphonyl, 2-piperidyl, etc., a substituted non-aromaticheterocyclic group such as 3-(2-methyl)morphonyl, 2-(5-methyl)piperidyl,etc., an aromatic heterocyclic group such as 2-thienyl, 3-pyridyl,8-quinolyl, etc., a substituted aromatic heterocyclic group such as2-(5-chloro)thienyl, 2-(5-bromo)thienyl, 2-(5-(2-pyridyl)thienyl),3-(5-methyl)pyridyl, 2-(5-dichloromethyl)furyl,3-(2-methoxycarbonyl)thienyl, 3-(2,5-dichloro)thienyl,4-(3,5-dimethyl)isoxazolyl, 5-(2,4-dimethyl)thiazolyl,4-(1-methyl)imidazolyl, etc.

The number of atoms comprising a divalent main chain represented by --R⁵--A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³ --A¹ -- means the number of atoms comprising theshortest straight chain which is composed of bindings through from oneend to the other end of --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³ --A¹ --. When the chainpartially contains a cyclic structure, among the two chains composingsaid cycle, one having fewer atoms is considered to be a member of theabove chain, and the number of atoms thereof is counted.

When X of the formula (1) is a group of the formula (2), the number ofatoms of the divalent main chain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³--A¹ -- is preferably 7 to 9, more preferably 7 or 8.

When X of the formula (1) is a group of the formula (3) or (4), thenumber of atoms of the divalent main chain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴--A² --R³ --A¹ -- is preferably 5 to 7, more preferably 5 or 6.

When A¹ of the formula (1) is --CO--A⁴ -- (A⁴ is the same as definedabove), A⁴ should bond with --CO-- at the amino terminal.

When A² or A³ of the formula (1) is --CO--A⁵ --NR⁸ -- (R⁸ and A⁵ are thesame as defined above) or --NR⁸ --A⁵ --CO-- (R⁸ and A⁵ are the same asdefined above), A⁵ should bond with --CO-- at the amino terminal.

In the divalent group of the formula (1 ) represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴--A² --R³ --A¹ --, the carbon atom substituted by a hydroxy group shouldnot bond with other nitrogen atom, sulfur atom or oxygen atom. Besides,two nitrogen atoms therein should not bond with the same carbon atom inSP³.

In the formula (1), the preferable groups for R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are a singlebond, or a straight chain alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene group whichmay optionally be substituted by 1 to 2 groups selected from the groupconsisting of a hydroxy group, an oxo group, a halogen atom, an arylgroup and a cycloalkyl group, more preferably a single bond, anunsubstituted straight chain alkylene group, a straight chain alkylenegroup substituted by 1 to 2 groups selected from a hydroxy group, an oxogroup and a halogen atom.

In the formula (1), the preferable groups for A³ are a single bond, anoxygen atom, --S(O)_(n) -- (n is the same as defined above), a divalentgroup of monocyclic hydrocarbons, or a divalent group of monocyclicheterocyclic group, more preferably, a single bond, an oxygen atom, adivalent group of monocyclic hydrocarbons, or a divalent group ofmonocyclic heterocyclic group.

In the formula (1), the preferable groups for A² are a single bond, anoxygen atom, --CO--NR⁷ -- (R⁷ is the same as defined above), --NR⁷--CO-- (R⁷ is the same as defined above), --CO--A⁵ --NR⁸ -- (A⁵ and R⁸are the same as defined above), --NR⁸ --A⁵ --CO-- (A⁵ and R⁸ are thesame as defined above), a divalent group of monocyclic hydrocarbons, ora divalent group of monocyclic heterocyclic group. The more preferablegroups for A² are a single bond, --CO--NR⁷ -- (R⁷ is the same as definedabove), --NR⁷ --CO-- (R⁷ is the same as defined above), --CO--A⁵ --NR⁸-- (A⁵ and R⁸ are the same as defined above), --NR⁸ --A⁵ --CO-- (A⁵ andR⁸ are the same as defined above) when A¹ is --CO--, or a single bond,--CO--NR⁷ -- (R⁷ is the same as defined above), --NR⁷ --CO-- (R⁷ is thesame as defined above) when A¹ is --CO--A⁴ -- (A⁴ is the same as definedabove).

When R⁴ of the formula (1) is a single bond , one of A³ or A² maypreferably be a single bond.

When R³ of the formula (1) is a single bond, A² is preferably a singlebond.

The modifying groups for hydroxy group, thiol group, carboxyl group,amido group, amino group, amidino group, imidazolyl group and indolylgroup are protecting groups for the side chain of amino acid disclosedin Izumiya, et al., Fundamental Study and Experiments of PeptideSynthesis (published by MARUZENE, 1985), or Greene, et al. ProtectiveGroups in Organic Synthesis, (published by John Willey & Sons, 1991).

The modifying groups for hydroxyl group include an ether-type modifyinggroup or an acyl-type modifying group. The ether-type modifying groupsare, for example, benzyl, 2-nitrobenzyl, 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, t-butyl,etc. The acyl-type modifying groups are, for example, a lower alkanoylgroup, which is a straight chain or branched chain alkanoyl group havingup to 5 carbon atoms, such as acetyl, propanoyl, butanolyl, etc. Themodifying groups for thiol group include a sulfide-type modifying group,etc., for example, benzyl, 4-methylbenzyl, 4-nitrobenzyl,4-methoxybenzyl, acetamidomethyl, etc. The modifying group for carboxylgroup includes an ester-type modifying group, such as a lower alkylgroup, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, benzyl, 4-methoxybenzyl, diphenylethyl,etc. The modifying group for amido group includes, for example,2,4-dimethoxybenzyl, etc. The modifying group for amino group includesan urethane-type modifying group or an acyl-type modifying group. Theurethane-type modifying groups are, for example, benzyloxycarbonyl,4-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl, 4-methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl,2-methanesulfonylethoxycarbonyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl,t-butyloxycarbonyl, 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl, etc. The acyl-typemodifying groups are, for example, formyl, acetyl, benzoyl,trifluoroacetyl, etc. The modifying group for amidino group or guanidinogroup includes an urethane-type modifying group such asbenzyloxycarbonyl, t-butyloxycarbonyl, etc., 4-toluenesulfonyl,4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl, nitro, etc. In case of urethane-type modifyinggroup, one or two urethane-type modifying groups may be introduced, andin case of other modifying groups, only one modifying group isintroduced. The modifying group for imidazolyl group includes, forexample, 4-toluenesulfonyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, benzyl, etc. Themodifying group for indolyl group includes, for example, formyl,benzyloxycarbonyl, etc.

The present compound of the formula (1) can be prepared by aconventional method from easily obtainable starting materials andreagents, for example, by a method disclosed below or a modified methodthereof. The processes for preparing the present compound (1) areexplained in the following (a) to (h).

(a) The Process for Preparing the Compound (1) Wherein Both A² and A³Are a Single Bond (i.e. the Compound of the Formula (11))

The compound (11) is prepared by the following scheme. ##STR31## whereinR¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, A¹ and X are the same as defined above, R¹², R¹³,R¹⁴, R¹⁵ and R¹⁶ are the same as R¹, R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵, which are, ifnecessary, protected by a protecting group, respectively, Q¹ is a singlebond or --Q² -- (Q² is the same as A⁴ (A⁴ is the same as defined above)which is, if necessary, protected by a protecting group), and X¹ is thesame as X (X is the same as defined above) which is, if necessary,protected by a protecting group.

That is, the above process is carried out by condensing the compound(12) and the compound (13) by amido-bond producing reaction, followed byremoving the protecting groups, if necessary.

The amido-bond producing reaction is carried out by a conventionalmethod, for example, by a method disclosed in Izumiya, et al.,Fundamental Study and Experiments of Peptide Synthesis (published byMARUZENE, 1985). For example, a compound having a free amino group and acompound having a free carboxyl group are reacted with stirring in thepresence of a condensing agent such as1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride, etc., in aninert solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide, dichloromethane,acetonitrile, etc., at a temperature of from 0° C. to 40° C. for 1 to 24hours. If necessary, the reaction is carried out in the presence of anadditive such as 1-hydroxybenzotriazole, etc., or in the presence of abase such as triethylamine, etc.

The compound (12) is prepared by a conventional method from easilyobtainable starting materials. That is, the compound (12) is prepared byusing a carboxylic acid compound, a ketone compound, an aldehydecompound or a halide compound, which is represented by a compound of theformula (14): ##STR32## wherein V¹ and V² are the same as defined above,X² is a protecting group for amino group,

a compound of the formula (15): ##STR33## wherein V¹, V² and X² are thesame as defined above,

a compound of the formula (16): ##STR34## wherein V⁵, V⁶, V⁷, Y² and Y³are the same as defined above, V⁸ and V⁹ are the same or different andeach a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted lower alkyl group, acycloalkyl group, an amino group, an acylamino group, a loweralkyloxycarbonyl group, a lower alkyloxycarbonyl group substituted by anaryl group, or a protecting group for amidino group,

a group of the formula (17): ##STR35## wherein V⁶, V⁷, Y² and Y³ are thesame as defined above, Q³ is a carboxyl group, formyl group or X³ (X³ isbromine atom, iodine atom or chlorine atom), or

a group of the formula (18): ##STR36## wherein m, Q³, Y² and Y³ are thesame as defined above, by carbon atom-increasing reaction such asHorner-Emmons Reaction, Wittig Reaction, Grignard Reaction, CouplingReaction using palladium, etc., catalytic hydrogenation reaction in thepresence of a suitable catalyst, reduction using boron hydride compoundssuch as sodium borohydride, etc., aluminum hydride compounds such aslithium aluminum hydride, etc., oxidization reaction such as Collinsoxidization, PCC oxidization, Swern oxidization, or by a combination ofthese reactions. In this reaction, the protection procedure or theremoval of protecting group is also applied when necessary.

When the compound (17) is used as a starting compound, the cyano groupthereof is converted into an amidino group or into an amido group at asuitable step by a conversion method disclosed in J. Med. Chem. 35, 4393(1992), Pharmazie, 33, 39 (1978) or Org. Synth., II, 44 (1943), etc.,which is illustrated below. ##STR37## wherein V³, V⁴, V⁵, V⁶, V⁷, V⁸,V⁹, Y², Y³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ and R¹⁶ are the same as defined above, X⁴ is aprotecting group for carboxyl group.

The compound (19) is treated with hydrogen sulfide and methyl iodide,followed by reacting the product with ammonium acetate or an aminecompound to be converted into an amidino compound. The amidino groupthereof is protected, and then the protecting group for carboxyl groupis removed. Alternatively, the compound (19) is treated with aqueoushydrogen peroxide solution in the presence of potassium carbonate, andif necessary, introducing thereto groups of V⁸ and V⁹, and followed byremoving the protecting group for carboxyl group to give an amidocompound.

When the compound (18) is used as a starting compound, the compound (18)is prepared by converting the compound (20) into an amido compound,followed by converting the product into an amidino compound, asillustrated below. ##STR38## wherein m, X⁴, Y², Y³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ and R¹⁶ arethe same as defined above

The compound (12) is prepared, for example, by a method of introducing aprotecting group into a commercially available compound, a methoddisclosed in J. Med. Chem., 35, 4393 (1992), J. Med. Chem., 36, 1811(1993) or Japanese Patent First Publication (Kokai) No. 288051/1992, orby methods disclosed in Examples.

The compound (13) is prepared by condensing the compound (21) with 1 to3 protected amino acid derivatives, if necessary, by amido-bondproducing reaction, and if required, followed by removing the protectinggroups, as illustrated below. ##STR39## wherein R¹², R¹³ and Q¹ are thesame as defined above.

The condensation reaction is preferably carried out from the carboxylterminal, but optionally be carried out by fragment condensationreaction, as illustrated by Examples.

The compound (21) is prepared by a method disclosed in Synthesis, 1981,266, from commercially available asparagine derivatives. Besides, thecompound (21) is also prepared from commercially available2,3-diaminopropionic acid and a derivative thereof, as illustratedbelow. ##STR40## wherein R¹², R¹³ and X² are the same as defined above,and X⁵ is a protecting group for amino group.

The 3-amino group of the compound (22) is protected, and R¹² isintroduced into the carboxyl group thereof, and the protecting group forthe 2-amino group is removed, and then R¹³ SO₂ is introduced thereto,and further the protecting group for the 3-amino group is removed togive the compound (21).

The process for introduction of R¹³ SO₂ is carried out by treating afree amino group with a halide compound of a corresponding sulfonicacid, a halide compound or an anhydride compound of a correspondingcarboxylic acid or monoester compound of carboxylic acid. For example, ahalide compound or an anhydride compound is stirred in an inert solventsuch as N,N-dimethylformamide, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate,1,4-dioxane, or in a mixture of these solvents, at a temperature of from0° C. to 80° C. for 1 to 24 hours. If necessary, a base such astriethylamine, pyridine, sodium hydrogen carbonate, etc. may be addedthereto.

(b) The Process for Preparing the Compound (1) Wherein A³ is a SingleBond, A² is --CO--NR⁷ -- and R³ is Not a Single Bond (i.e. the Compoundof the Formula (23))

The compound (23) is prepared by the following scheme. ##STR41## whereinR¹, R², R⁴, R⁵, R⁷, A¹, X, X¹, Q¹, R¹², R¹³, R¹⁵ and R¹⁶ are the same asdefined above, R¹⁷ is an alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene group whichmay optionally be substituted by 1 to 4 groups selected from the groupconsisting of a hydroxy group, an oxo group, a halogen atom, an arylgroup and a cycloalkyl group, and R¹⁸ is the same as R¹⁷ (R¹⁷ is thesame as defined above) which is, if necessary, protected by a protectinggroup.

The above process is carried out by condensing the compound (24) and thecompound (25) by amido-bond producing reaction, and if necessary,followed by removing the protecting group.

The compound (24) is prepared, for example, by the process for preparingthe compound (12) in the above process (a).

The compound (25) is prepared by the following scheme. ##STR42## whereinR⁷, X², Q¹, R¹², R¹³ and R¹⁸ are the same as defined above.

The above process is carried out by condensing the compound (26) and thecompound (13) by amido-bond producing reaction, and if necessary,followed by removing X², which is a protecting group for amino group.

The compound (26) is prepared by a conventional method, for example, byintroducing a protecting group into the amino group of theaminocarboxylic acid in general. The compound (26) wherein R⁷ is a loweralkyl group is prepared by introducing a lower alkyl group by a methoddisclosed in Can. J. Chem., 55, 906 (1977). For example, the compound(26) is prepared by introducing an urethane-type protecting group suchas t-butoxycarbonyl group into a corresponding aminocarboxylic acid,followed by treating the product with sodium hydride and R⁷ --X³ (R⁷ andX³ are the same as defined above).

(c) The Process for Preparing the Compound (1) Wherein A³ is a SingleBond, A² is --CO--A⁵ --NR⁸ and R³ is Not a Single Bond (i.e. theCompound (27))

The compound (27) is prepared by the following scheme. ##STR43## whereinR¹, R², R⁴, R⁵, R⁸, A¹, A⁵, X, X¹, R¹², R¹³, R¹⁵, R¹⁶, R¹⁷, R¹⁸ and Q¹are the same as defined above, Q⁴ is the same as A⁵ (A⁵ is the same asdefined above), which is, if necessary, protected by a protecting group.

The above process is carried out by condensing the compound of theformula (24) and the compound (28) by amido-bond producing reaction, andif necessary, followed by removing the protecting group.

The compound of the formula (28) is prepared by condensing successivelythe compound of the formula (25) with amino acid derivatives comprisingQ⁴ by amido-bond producing reaction.

(d) The Process for Preparing the Compound of the Formula (1) Wherein A³is a Single Bond, A² is a Group of the Formula: --NR⁷ --CO--, and R³ isNot a Single Bond (i.e. the Compound of the Formula (29))

The compound of the formula (29) is prepared by the following scheme.##STR44## wherein R¹, R², R⁴, R⁵, R⁷, A¹, X, X¹, Q¹, R¹², R¹³, R¹⁵, R¹⁶,R¹⁷ and R¹⁸ are the same as defined above.

The process is carried out by condensing the compound (30) and thecompound (31) by amido-bond producing reaction, and if necessary,followed by removing the protecting group.

The compound (30) is prepared by a conventional manner, for example, bythe following scheme from the compound of the formula (32). ##STR45##wherein R⁷, X¹, R¹⁵, R¹⁶ and X³ are the same as defined above.

For example, the compound of the formula (30) is prepared by reactingthe alcohol compound of the formula (32) with triphenylphosphine andcarbon tetrabromide to give the compound of the formula (33), andreacting the compound (33) with potassium phthalimide, treating theproduct with hydrazine hydrate to give the compound (34), and ifnecessary, followed by alkylation of the amino group of the compound(34) with a lower alkyl group by a method disclosed in Can. J. Chem.,55, 906 (1977), and removing the protecting group. The compound of theformula (32) is prepared by the method disclosed in the above (a), forexample, by using a commercially available 4-hydroxypiperidinol, orconverting the carboxyl group of the compound of the formula (24), etc.into N-hydroxysuccinimide ester, and followed by reducing the productwith sodium borohydride, etc.

The compound of the formula (31) is prepared by the following scheme.##STR46## wherein R¹², R¹³, R¹⁸, X⁴ and Q¹ are the same as definedabove.

The compound of the formula (31) is prepared by condensing the compound(35) and the compound (13) by an amido-bond producing reaction, followedby removing the protecting group. The compound (35) is prepared by aconventional manner, for example, by using a commercially availabledicarboxylic acid monoester.

Instead of the compound (35), a compound of the formula (37) may be usedin the process. ##STR47## wherein R¹⁸ is the same as defined above. (e)The Process for Preparing the Compound of the Formula (1), Wherein A³ isa Single Bond, A² is --NR⁸ --A⁵ --CO-- and R³ is Not a Single Bond (i.e.the Compound of the Formula (37)): ##STR48## wherein R¹, R², R⁴, R⁵, R⁸,R¹², R¹³, R¹⁵, R¹⁶, R¹⁷, R¹⁸, A¹, A⁵, X, X¹, Q¹ and Q⁴ are the same asdefined above.

The process is carried out by condensing the compound (39) and thecompound (38) by an amido-bond producing reaction, and if necessary,followed by removing the protecting group.

The compound of the formula (38) is prepared by condensing successivelythe compound of the formula (31) and amino acid derivatives comprisingQ⁴ by an amido-bond producing reaction, in the same manner as in theprocess of above (a).

The compound (39) is prepared in the same manner as in the preparationof the compound (30).

(f) The Process for Preparing the Compound of the Formula (1) Wherein A³is a Single Bond, A² is an Oxygen Atom and R³ is Not a Single Bond (i.e.the Compound of the Formula (40)):

The compound of the formula (40) is prepared by the following scheme.##STR49## wherein R¹, R², R⁴, R⁵, R¹², R¹³, R¹⁵, R¹⁶, R¹⁷, R¹⁸, A¹, X,X¹ and Q¹ are the same as defined above.

The process is carried out by condensing the compound (41) and thecompound (13) by an amido-bond producing reaction, and if necessary,followed by removing the protecting group.

The compound of the formula (41) is prepared by a conventional method,for example, by the following scheme. ##STR50## wherein X¹, X³, R¹⁵, R¹⁶and R¹⁸ are the same as defined above, and X⁶ is sodium, lithium,potassium or a protecting group for carboxyl group.

The compound (32) and the compound (42) are stirred in the presence of abase such as sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodiumhydroxide, sodium hydride, in an inert solvent such asN,N-dimethylformamide, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, THF, at atemperature of from 0 to 120° C., for 1 to 24 hours, and if necessary,followed by removing a group represented by X⁶ from the product to givethe compound (41).

The compound (42) is prepared by a conventional manner, but acommercially available one can be used, or the compound (42) is preparedby protecting a carboxyl group of hydroxycarboxylic acid with aprotecting group, followed by converting the hydroxy group into ahalogen atom by the same method as used in the preparation of thecompound (33).

(g) The Process for Preparing the Compound of the Formula (1) Wherein A³is a Divalent Group of a Monocyclic Hydrocarbons or a Divalent Group ofa Monocyclic Heterocyclic Group, A² and R³ are Both a Single Bond, andA¹ is --CO-- (i.e. the Compound of the Formula (43)):

The compound of the formula (43) is prepared by the following scheme.##STR51## wherein R¹, R², R⁴, R⁵, R¹², R¹³, R¹⁵, R¹⁶, X and X¹ are thesame as defined above, and Q⁵ is a divalent group of a monocyclichydrocarbons or a divalent group of a monocyclic heterocyclic group.

The process is carried out by condensing the compound (44) and thecompound (21) by an amido-bond producing reaction, and if necessary,followed by removing the protecting group.

The compound (44) is prepared by a conventional manner, for example, bythe method disclosed in EP 537980.

The processes for preparing the compound (45), the compound (50), thecompound (51), the compound (53) and the compound (54) are exemplifiedbelow, as the representatives of the compound (44).

The compound (45) is prepared by the following scheme. ##STR52## whereinR¹⁶, X¹, X³ and X⁴ are the same as defined above, R¹⁹ and R²⁰ areindependently a hydrogen tom or a lower alkyl group, R²¹ is an alkylene,alkenylene or alkynylene group which may optionally be substituted by 1to 4 groups selected from a hydroxy group, an oxo group, a halogen atom,an aryl group and a cycloalkyl group, and may optionally be protected bya protecting group.

The compound (45) is prepared by stirring the compound (46) and thecompound (47) in an inert solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide,dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, etc., in the presence of a base such assodium hydrogen carbonate, triethylamine, potassium carbonate, etc.

The compound of the formula (46) is prepared by the following scheme.##STR53## wherein R¹⁶, R¹⁹, R²⁰, X¹, X² and X³ are the same as definedabove.

The compound (46) is prepared from the compound (48) and the compound(49) in the same manner as in the preparation of the compound (45).

The compound (48) and the compound (49) are prepared by the abovemethods.

The compound (50) is prepared by the following scheme. ##STR54## whereinV⁵, V⁶, V⁷, V⁸ and V⁹ are the same as defined above.

4-Bromobiphenyl derivative is treated by the method disclosed inJapanese Patent First Publication (Kokai) No. 41852/1979, etc. to give4-cyano-4'-carboxylbiphenyl derivative, which is further reactedaccording to the method of the preparation of the compound (12) to givethe compound (50).

The compound (51) is prepared by the following scheme. ##STR55## whereinX¹, R¹⁵, R¹⁶, R¹⁹, R²⁰, X³ and X⁴ are the same as defined above.

The compound (51) is prepared from the compound (48) and the compound(52) by the same manner as in the preparation of the compound (46).

The compound (52) is prepared by the same manner as in the preparationof the compound (12).

The compound (53) is prepared by the following scheme. ##STR56## whereinV⁵, V⁶, V⁷, V⁸ and V⁹ are the same as defined above.

That is, 4-bromo-4'-acetylbiphenyl, which is a synthetic intermediate ofthe compound (50), is treated by the method disclosed in Examples, togive 4'-bromo-4-biphenylyl acetic acid, and then, followed by treatingthe product in the same manner as in the preparation of the compound(50).

The compound (54) is prepared by the following scheme. ##STR57## whereinV⁵, V⁶, V⁷, V⁸, V⁹ and h are the same as defined above.

That is, the compound (54) is prepared by acylating a commerciallyavailable 4-bromobenzophenon in a conventional manner, and followed bytreating the product in the same manner as in the preparation of thecompound (50) or the compound (53).

(h) The Process for Preparing the Compound of the Formula (1) Wherein A³is a Single Bond, A² is --NR⁶ -- or --O--, A¹ is --CO--, and R³ is aSingle Bond (i.e. the Compound of the Formula (55)):

The compound (55) is prepared by the following scheme. ##STR58## whereinR¹, R², R⁴, R⁵, R¹², R¹³, R¹⁵, R¹⁶, X and X¹ are the same as definedabove, and Q⁶ is --O-- or --NR⁶ -- (R⁶ is the same as defined above).

That is, the compound (57) is prepared by converting the 3-carboxylgroup of aspartic acid into an acid azide by the method disclosed inAngew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl., 12, 842 (1973), Synthesis, 1989, 131,Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem., 566, 210 (1950), The fourth ed. Jikken KagakuKoza Vol. 20, pp. 355-365, pp. 373-483 (Maruzen), followed by furtherconverting it into an isocyanate compound by Curtius conversion, and thethus prepared compound (57) and the compound (56) are reacted, and thenthe function groups are converted and the protecting groups are removedin suitable stages to give the compound (55). Alternatively, thecompound (24) is treated in the same manner of the preparation of thecompound (57) to give the compound (58), which is reacted with thecompound (21), and the function groups thereof are converted and theprotecting groups are removed in suitable stages to give the compound(55).

The above processes (a) to (h) are merely exemplified, but the presentcompound may be prepared with changing the order of the reactions ofthese processes, or other processes.

Besides, the compounds of the formula (1) other than the above can alsobe prepared by the similar method to the above processes (a) to (h).

The protecting groups for hydroxy group, for thiol group, for carboxylgroup, for amido group, for amino group, for guanidino group, forimidazolyl group, for indolyl group and for amidino group are, forexample, protecting groups for the side chain of amino acid disclosed inIzumiya et al., Fundamental Study and Experiments of Peptide Synthesis(Maruzene, 1985), or Greene, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis(Johne Willey & Sons, 1991).

The protecting group for hydroxy group may be an ether-type protectinggroup or an acyl-type protecting group. The ether-type protecting groupis, for example, benzyl, 2-nitrobenzyl, 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, t-butyl,etc. The acyl-type protecting group is, for example, a lower alkanoylgroup, etc. The lower alkanoyl group is, for example, a straight chainor branched chain alkanoyl group having up to 5 carbon atoms, such asacetyl, propanoyl, butanoyl, etc. The protecting group for thiol groupmay be a sulfide-type protecting group, etc. for example, benzyl,4-methylbenzyl, 4-nitrobenzyl, 4-methoxybenzyl, acetamidomethyl, etc.The protecting group for carboxyl group may be an ester-type protectinggroup, for example, a lower alkyl group, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, benzyl,4-methoxybenzyl, diphenylethyl, etc. The protecting group for amidogroup may be 2,4-dimethoxybenzyl, etc. The protecting group for aminogroup may be an urethane-type protecting group or an acyl-typeprotecting group, etc. The urethane-type protecting group may be, forexample, benzyloxycarbonyl, 4-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl,4-methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl, 2-methanesulfonylethoxycarbonyl,2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl, t-butyloxycarbonyl,9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl, etc. The acyl-type protecting group may be,for example, formyl, acetyl, benzoyl, trifluoroacetyl, etc. Theprotecting group for guanidino group may be, for example, anurethane-type protecting group such as benzyloxycarbonyl,t-butyloxycarbonyl, etc., 4-toluenesulfonyl, 4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl,nitro, etc. In case of urethane-type protecting group, one or twourethane-type protecting groups may be introduced, and in case of otherprotecting groups, only one protecting group is introduced. Theprotecting group for imidazolyl group may be, for example,4-toluenesulfonyl group, benzyloxycarbonyl group, benzyl group, etc. Theprotecting group for indolyl group may be formyl group,benzyloxycarbonyl group, etc. The protecting group for amidino group maybe an urethane-type protecting group such as t-butoxycarbonyl,benzyloxycarbonyl, etc.

The method for introduction of each modifying group and each protectinggroup and the removal of the protecting group are disclosed in Greene,et al., Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (Johne Willey & Sons,1991), or Izumiya et al., Fundamental Study and Experiments of PeptideSynthesis (Maruzene, 1985).

The method for introduction of a modifying group or protecting group foramino group and the method for the removal of the protecting group areexplained below. t-Butoxycarbonyl group is introduced into a free aminogroup by stirring with di-t-butyldicarbonate in an inert solvent such as1,4-dioxane/water at 0 to 40° C. for 0.5 to 24 hours. The removal oft-butoxycarbonyl group is carried out by stirring by using an acid suchas TFA or 4N HCl-dioxane at 0 to 40° C. for 0.5 to 6 hours.Benzyloxycarbony group may be introduced into a free amino group byadding carbobenzoxy chloride in an inert solvent such as 1,4-dioxane,methanol, and further by stirring the mixture at 0 to 40° C. for 0.5 to24 hours. The removal of benzyloxycarbonyl group is carried out byhydrogenation in the presence of a noble metal catalyst such aspalladium-carbon (Pd/C).

The method for introduction of a modifying group or protecting group forcarboxyl group and the method for the removal of the protecting groupare explained below. For example, methyl and ethyl ester may beintroduced into a free carboxyl group by stirring in an inert solventsuch as dichloromethane, in the presence of methanol or ethanol, anddimethylaminopyridine and a condensing agent such as1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride at 0 to 40°C. for 0.5 to 24 hours. The removal of these groups may be carried outby stirring in an inert solvent such as methanol in the presence of abase such as 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at 0 to 40° C. for 0.5to 6 hours.

The method for introduction of a modifying group or protecting group foramidino group and the method for the removal of the protecting group areexplained below. For example, t-butoxycarbonyl group may be introducedin the same manner as used as a protecting group for amino group, or maybe introduced into a free amidino group by stirring in an inert solventsuch as dichloromethane, acetonitrile, etc., in the presence ofN,O-bistrimethylsilylacetamide for 0.5 to 3 hours, then by addingthereto di-t-butyldicarbonate, followed by stirring the mixture at 0 to40° C. for 0.5 to 24 hours. The removal of t-butoxycarbonyl group iscarried out by treating with an acid such as TFA or 4N HCl-dioxane withstirring at 0 to 40° C. for 0.5 to 6 hours.

The introduction of other modifying groups or other protecting group andthe removal of the protecting groups are also carried out by aconventional method, for example, by the methods disclosed in Izumiya etal., Fundamental Study and Experiments of Peptide Synthesis (Maruzene,1985), or Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (Johne Willey & Sons,1991).

The protecting group should be selected to be one which does not causeother modifying groups or protecting groups to remove during thereaction or the removal of said protecting group.

The compounds of the formula (1) can be purified by a conventionalpurifying method, for example, recrystallization, high performanceliquid chromatography, etc.

The pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be a pharmaceuticallyacceptable acid addition salt or base addition salt. The acid additionsalt is, for example, a salt with an inorganic acid such ashydrochloride, sulfate, phosphate, etc., or a salt with an organic acidsuch as acetate, butyrate, methanesulfonate, trifluoroacetate, citrate,fumarate, maleate, succinate, salicylate, etc. The base addition salt isa salt with an inorganic base, or a salt with an organic base. The saltwith an inorganic base is, for example, an alkali metal salt such assodium salt, potassium salt, etc., an alkaline earth metal salt such asmagnesium salt, calcium salt, etc., or ammonium salt. The salt with anorganic base is, for example, a salt with a basic amino acid such asarginine salt, lysine salt, etc. These salts may be prepared by aconventional method. For example, an acetate is prepared by dissolvingthe compound of the formula (1) in water, followed by adding thereto anecessary amount of acetic acid.

The animals to which the present compounds can be administered are notlimited, and include, for example, in addition to human, various mammalssuch as mouse, rat, dog, cat, cow, horse, goat, sheep, rabbit, pig, etc.

The present compound may be administered to these animals or human by aconventional administration route, for example, orally, intramuscularly,intravenously, subcutaneously, intraperitoneally, or intranasally. Thedosage and the frequency of the administration vary according to kindsof animals to be administered, administration routes, severity ofconditions and weights of patients, and should not be limited, but whenadministered to human, the daily dosage is in the range of about 1 mg to1 g for an adult, by a single dose, or by multiple doses. The dosageform is in the form of powder, fine granules, granules, tablets,capsules, suppositories, injections, intranasal preparation, etc. Thesepreparations are prepared by using conventional pharmaceuticallyacceptable carriers or diluents in a conventional manner. That is, apreparation for oral administration is prepared by adding, if necessary,a binder, a disintegrator, a lubricant or a coloring agent, followedconverting the mixture to tablets, granules, powders, capsules, by aconventional method. In the preparation of injection preparation, a pHadjustor, a buffering agent, a stabilizer or an emulsifying agent may beadded, and the mixture is converted into an injection form, by aconventional manner.

The present invention can provide a 2,3-diaminopropionic acid derivativewhich is useful as a platelet aggregation inhibitor, a cancer metastasisinhibitor, a would healing agent, or a bone resorption inhibitor.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The present invention is illustrated in more detail by therepresentative compounds of the present invention and Examples, butshould not be construed to be limited thereto.

The representative compounds of the present invention are exemplifiedbelow.

    __________________________________________________________________________     ##STR59##                                                                    p       q r            A.sup.8                                                                           A.sup.7                                            __________________________________________________________________________    6       --                                                                              0            --  --                                                 7       --                                                                              0            --  --                                                 1       --                                                                              1            --  CONH                                               3       --                                                                              1            --  CONH                              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                                        6            --  CONH                                               2       --                                                                              1            --  O                                                  4       --                                                                              1            --  O                                                  1       --                                                                              2            --  O                                                  1       --                                                                              1            --  NHCO                                               3       --                                                                              1            --  NHCO                                               0       --                                                                              2            --  NHCO                                               2       --                                                                              2            --  NHCO                                               1       --                                                                              3            --  NHCO                                               3       --                                                                              3            --  NHCO                                               0       --                                                                              4            --  NHCO                                               0       1 2            O   CONH                                               2       1 2            O   CONH                                               0       1 3            O   CONH                                               0       2 1            O   CONH                                               0       1 1           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                            3            --  CONH                                               3       --                                                                              3            --  CONH                                               0       --                                                                              4            --  CONH                                               1       --                                                                              5            --  CONH                                               0       --                                                                              6            --  CONH                                               4       --                                                                              1            --  O                                                  5       --                                                                              2            --  O                                                  1       --                                                                              4            --  O                                                  1       --                                                                              6            --  O                                                  3       --                                                                              1            --  NHCO                                               3       --                                                                              1            --  NHCO                                               5       --                                                                              1            --  NHCO                                               0       --                                                                              4            --  NHCO                                               1       --                                                                              5            --  NHCO                                               1       1 1            O   CONH                                               2       1 2            O   CONH                                               0       2 1            O   CONH                                               1       1 3            O   CONH                                               1       1 2            CONH                                                                              CONH                                               1       2 1            NHCO                                                                              CONH                                               0       2 1            CONH                                                                              O                                                  1       2 1            O   O                                                  0       2 2            O   O                                                  1       1 1            NHCO                                                                              O                                                  0       1 2            NHCO                                                                              O                                                  0       2 1            O   NHCO                                               0       1 1            NHCO                                                                              NHCO                                               2       2 1            CONH                                                                              NHCO                                               __________________________________________________________________________     ##STR61##                                                                     ##STR62##                                                                     ##STR63##                                                                     ##STR64##                                                                     ##STR65##                                                                     ##STR66##                                                                    __________________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR67##                                                                    A.sup.11        R.sup.1                                                                             R.sup.2                                                 ______________________________________                                        CH.sub.2 CONH   H     Ph                                                      CONHCH.sub.2    Me    Et                                                      CH.sub.2 CONH   Et    p-MePh                                                  ______________________________________                                    

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR68##                                                                            R.sup.1                                                                           R.sub.2                                                           ______________________________________                                                H   Ph                                                                        Me  Et                                                                        Et  p-MePh                                                            ______________________________________                                    

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR69##                                                                    v       w              R.sup.1                                                                             R.sup.2                                          ______________________________________                                        1       2              H     Ph                                               3       2              Me    Et                                               2       1              Et    p-MePh                                           ______________________________________                                    

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR70##                                                                    A.sup.12         R.sup.1                                                                             R.sup.2                                                ______________________________________                                        CONH             H     Ph                                                     NHCO             Me    Et                                                     CONH             Et    p-MePh                                                 ______________________________________                                    

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR71##                                                                    A.sup.13                                                                      ______________________________________                                         ##STR72##                                                                     ##STR73##                                                                    ______________________________________                                    

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR74##                                                                    R.sup.23                                                                             R.sup.22   A.sup.14                                                                              G.sup.1 X   R.sup.2                                 ______________________________________                                        Et     i-Pr       CH.sub.2                                                                              (CH.sub.2).sub.2                                                                      S   Et                                      H      n-Butyl    --      (CH.sub.2).sub.3                                                                      S   p-MePh                                  Me     Bzl        (CH.sub.2).sub.2                                                                      (CH.sub.2).sub.2                                                                      S   Ph                                      Me     p-MeOBzl   (CH.sub.2).sub.2                                                                      CH.sub.2                                                                              R   Ph                                      ______________________________________                                    

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR75##                                                                    R.sup.24  G.sup.2        X     R.sup.2                                        ______________________________________                                        H         CHOH           S     Ph                                             Me        CH.sub.2       R     Et                                             i-Pr      CO             S     p-MePh                                         Bzl       CHOH           R     Ph                                             p-MeOBzl  CHOH           S     Ph                                             ______________________________________                                    

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR76##                                                                    R.sup.27                                                                             R.sup.26     R.sup.25                                                                             A.sup.15 X   Y                                     ______________________________________                                        Me     Me           Me     (CH.sub.2).sub.2                                                                       S   R                                     Et     i-Pr         Bzl    CH.sub.2 S   S                                     H      n-Butyl      Bzl    --       R   S                                     Me     Bzl          Me     (CH.sub.2).sub.2                                                                       R   R                                     Me     p-MeOBzl     Me     (CH.sub.2).sub.2                                                                       S   S                                     ______________________________________                                    

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Hereinbelow, the present invention is illustrated in more detail byExamples. The following abbreviations are used.

    ______________________________________                                        Abbreviation Name                                                             ______________________________________                                        DMF:         N,N-Dimethylformamide                                            HOBT-H.sub.2 O:                                                                            1-Hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate                                   WSC-HCl:     1-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-3-                                                  ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride                                  TFA:         Trifluoroacetic acid                                             Z:           Benzyloxycarbonyl                                                Boc:         t-Butoxycarbonyl                                                 (Boc).sub.2 O:                                                                             di-t-Butyl dicarbonate                                           THF:         Tetrahydrofuran                                                  BOP reagent: Benzotriazolyl-N-hydroxytrisdimethylamino-                                    phosphonium hexafluorophosphide salt                             ______________________________________                                    

Example 1 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) (2S)-3-Amino-2-benzyloxycarbonylaminopropanoic acid

N-Z-Asparagine (3.124 g) is dissolved in a mixture of DMF (30 ml) andwater (30 ml), and thereto is added bis(trifluoroacetyl)iodobenzene(7.575 g) at room temperature, and the mixture is stirred for 15minutes. To the mixture is added pyridine (1.874 ml) at roomtemperature, and the mixture is stirred for four hours. The mixture isevaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and water (150ml) is added to the residue. The mixture is washed twice with ether, andthe aqueous layer is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue iscrystallized from ethanol-ether to give the title compound (2.149 g).

(2) (2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoicAcid

The product (0.61 g) obtained in the above (1) is dissolved in a mixtureof 1,4-dioxane (6 ml) and water (2 ml), and thereto is added (Boc)₂ O(0.62 g) at room temperature, and the mixture is stirred for 1.5 hour.To the mixture is added 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (4 ml), andwashed twice with ether. The pH value of the aqueous layer is adjustedto pH 2 with 1N hydrochloric acid, and the mixture is extracted threetimes with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washed twice with asaturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the title compound (0.867 g).

(3) (2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The product (0.867 g) obtained in the above (2) is dissolved indichloromethane (15 ml), and thereto are added methanol (1.5 ml),4-dimethylaminopyridine (34 mg) and WSC.HCl (0.633 g) under ice-cooling.The mixture is stirred under ice-cooling for two hours, and then stirredat room temperature for 12 hours. The mixture is concentrated underreduced pressure to the volume of about 5 ml, and the residue is pouredinto water.

The mixture is extracted three time with ethyl acetate, and the organiclayer is washed 1N HCl (twice), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution (twice), and with a saturated brine (twice), and thendried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure togive the title compound (0.875 g).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.42 (9H, s), 3.55 (2H, m), 3.76 (3H, s), 4.42(1H, m), 4.85 (1H, m), 5.12 (2H, s), 5.80 (1H, m), 7.35 (5H, bs)

(4)(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The product (6.0 g) obtained in the above (3) is dissolved inacetonitrile (10 ml), and thereto is added dropwise a solution ofmethanesulfonic acid (8.181 g) in acetonitrile (15 ml) at a temperaturebelow 20° C., and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30minutes. At a temperature below 20° C., to the mixture are addeddropwise DMF (20 ml), triethylamine (8.608 g) successively, and themixture is stirred for 10 minutes. To the mixture are addedN-Boc-β-alanine (3.547 g) and HOBT.H₂ O (3.13 g), and then further addedthereto WSC.HCl (3.928 g) at a temperature of from 5 to 10° C., and themixture is stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture is further stirred atroom temperature for 12 hours, and poured into water, and extractedthree time with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washed successivelywith 1N HCl (twice), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purifiedby silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 400 g, solvent;chloroform/acetone=3:1 to 2:1). The fractions containing the titlecompound are concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (6.974 g).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.40 (9H, s), 2.33 (2H, t, J=6 Hz), 3.35 (2H,m), 3.67 (2H, m), 3.78 (3H, s), 4.45 (1H, m), 5.10 (2H, s), 5.20 (1H,m), 5.90 (1H, m), 6.25 (1H, m), 7.30 (5H, bs)

(5)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The product (6.77 g) obtained in the above (4) is dissolved in a mixtureof ethanol (50 ml) and ethyl acetate (30 ml), and thereto is added 10%palladium-carbon (50% wet) (5 g). The mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 2.5 hours under hydrogen atmosphere. The insolublematerials are removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure.

The residue is dissolved in dichloromethane (20 ml), and thereto areadded triethylamine (5.36 ml) and benzenesulfonyl chloride (3.69 ml) atroom temperature, and the mixture is stirred for 10 minutes. To themixture are added triethylamine (5.36 ml) and benzenesulfonyl chloride(3.69 ml), and the mixture is further stirred for 20 minutes. Themixture is evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, andthereto is added ethyl acetate. The mixture is washed successively with1N hydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturatedaqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice), and a saturatedbrine (twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccantis removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue is purified by silica gel column chromatography(silica gel; 400 g, solvent; chloroform-methanol=30:1 (2 liters) to 10:1(1.5 liter)). The fractions containing the title compound areconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (5.199g).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.44 (9H, s), 2.38 (2H, t, J=6 Hz), 3.40 (2H,m), 3.56 (3H, s), 3.60 (2H, m), 4.06 (1H, m), 5.27 (1H, m), 6.10 (1H,m), 6.57 (1H, m), 7.45-7.65 (3H, m), 7.86 (2H, d, J=7 Hz)

(6) 4-Amidinobenzoic Acid Hydrochloride

4-Amidinobenzamide (commercially available one, 7.8 g) is dissolved inwater (200 ml), and thereto is added conc. hydrochloric acid (200 ml),and the mixture is stirred at a temperature below 100° C. for 9 hours.The mixture is cooled, and the precipitated crystals are collected byfiltration.

Yield: 7.6 g

MS (SIMS): 165 [M+1]⁺

¹ H-NMR (CD₃ OD) δ (ppm): 7.94 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 8.26 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz)

(7) N-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-amidinobenzoic Acid

The product (1.772 g) obtained in the above (6) is suspended indichloromethane (35 ml), and thereto is addedN,O-bistrimethylsilylacetamide (7.2 g), and the mixture is stirred atroom temperature for one hour. To the mixture is added (Boc)₂ O (3.9 g)at room temperature, and the mixture is stirred for 24 hours. Theinsoluble materials are removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue is added diethylether, and the mixture is stirred. The precipitated crystals arecollected by filtration.

Yield: 2.334 g

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.55, 1.75 (9H, s), 7.88 (2H, m), 8.09 (2H,m), 6.11-6.77, 7.22-7.40 (1H, m), 9.40, 9.58, 10.48-10.68 (1H, m)

(8)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(N-t-butoxycarbonylamidino)benzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The product (0.388 g) obtained in the above (5) is dissolved inacetonitrile (2 ml), and thereto is added dropwise a solution ofmethanesulfonic acid (0.434 g) in acetonitrile (2 ml) at a temperaturebelow 20° C., and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30minutes. To the mixture are added dropwise DMF (10 ml) and a solution oftriethylamine (0.457 g) in DMF (1.5 ml) at a temperature below 20° C.,and the mixture is stirred for 10 minutes. To the mixture are added theproduct (0.263 g) obtained in the above (7) and HOBT.H₂ O (0.167 g).WSC.HCl (0.209 g) is added to the mixture at a temperature of from 5 to10° C., and the mixture is stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture isfurther stirred at room temperature for 39 hours, during whichtriethylamine (18 mg) and WSC.HCl (87 mg) are added thereto at 15 hoursthereafter, and 21 hours thereafter, respectively. The reaction mixtureis poured into water, and extracted five times with ethyl acetate. Theorganic layer is washed successively with 1N HCl (twice), a saturatedaqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine(twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant isremoved by filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reducedpressure, and the residue is purified by silica gel columnchromatography (silica gel; 50 g, solvent; chloroform-methanol=10:1).The fractions containing the title compound are concentrated underreduced pressure to give the title compound (0.385 g).

MS (SIMS): 576 [M+1]⁺

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.53 (9H, s), 2.50 (2H, m), 3.50 (3H, s),3.50-3.90 (4H, m), 4.10 (1H, m), 7.40-7.70 (4H, m), 7.75-8.03 (9H, m)

(9)(2S)-3-(3-(4-Amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanicAcid TFA Salt

The product (0.385 g) obtained in the above (8) is dissolved in TFA (5ml) under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred for 30 minutes, andthen stirred at room temperature for one hour. The TFA is distilled off,and a mixture of acetic acid (2 ml) and water (8 ml) is added to theresidue, and the mixture is refluxed for 11 hours. The reaction mixtureis concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is purified byHPLC to give the desired compound (97 mg) as a white powder.

MS (SIMS): 462 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 15.7 minutes

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV220 nm, Eluent;A solution: 0.1% TFA/water, B solution: 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate; 1 ml/min., Gradient; the concentration of B solution is increasedfrom 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 2.31 (2H, m), 3.05-3.60 (4H, m), 3.90 (1H,m), 7.58 (3H, m), 7.77 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.87 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 8.01(2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.95-8.20 (2H, m), 8.71 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 9.29, 9.38(4H, bs)

Example 2 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) (1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)methanol

Isonipeconic acid (20 g) is dissolved in a mixture of 1,4-dioxane (150ml) and 1N NaOH (170 ml), and thereto is added (Boc)₂ O (37.1 g) at aroom temperature, and the mixture is stirred for 24 hours. The pH valueof the mixture is adjusted to pH 2 with 1N hydrochloric acid, andextracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washedtwice with a saturated brine, and then dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a Boc compound (33.9 g).

The Boc compound (20.0 g) is dissolved in dichloremethane (400 ml), andthereto are added triethylamine (9.7 g), N-hydroxysuccinimide (11.0 g)and WSC.HCl (18.4 g), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature forthree hours. The reaction mixture is diluted with dichloromethane,washed twice with water, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a white solid (29.0 g).

To a solution of the white solid (25.6 g) in tetrahydrofuran (400 ml) isadded sodium borohydride (7.42 g). The mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 2.5 hours, and stirred at 50° C. for 15 minutes. Thereaction solution is allowed to cool, and thereto is added 10% aqueousammonium chloride solution (200 ml), and the mixture is extracted threetimes with ethyl. acetate. The extract is washed with water and asaturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue is purified by silica gel columnchromatography (silica gel; 500 g, solvent; hexane-ethyl acetate=1:1).The fractions containing the title compound are concentrated underreduced pressure to give a white solid (13.0 g).

(2) (1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidine)carboxyaldehyde

To a solution of dimethylsulfoxide (2.2 ml) in dichloromethane (30 ml)is added oxalyl chloride (2.05 ml) at -78° C., and the mixture isstirred for five minutes. To the mixture is added dropwise a solution ofthe product (2.0 g) obtained in the above (1) in dichloromethane (10ml), and the mixture is further stirred for 15 minutes. Triethylamine(5.2 ml) is added to the mixture, and the mixture is warmed to roomtemperature, and stirred for 30 minutes. To the reaction solution isadded water, and the mixture is extracted three times with ethylacetate. The organic layer is washed successively with 1N hydrochloricacid (twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturated aqueous sodiumhydrogen carbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), anddried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure togive the title compound (1.98 g).

(3) 3-(1-t-Butoxycarbony-4-piperidyl)propanoic Acid

To a solution of ethyl diethyl phosphonoacetate (2.50 g) in THF (10 ml)is added 60% NaH (410 mg) in portions at a temperature below 40° C.under nitrogen atmosphere, and the mixture is stirred for 10 minutes. Tothe mixture is added dropwise a solution of the compound (1.98 g)obtained in the above (2) in THF (10 ml) at a temperature below 35° C.,and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for two hours. To thereaction solution is added water, and the mixture is extracted threetimes with ethyl acetate. The extract is washed successively with 1Nhydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturated aqueoussodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine(twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant isremoved by filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue is purified by silica gel column chromatography(silica gel; 100 g, solvent; hexane-ethyl acetate=4:1). The fractionscontaining the desired compound are concentrated under reduced pressureto give an ester compound (2.43 g) as an oily product.

The ester compound (2.43 g) is dissolved in ethanol (15 ml), and theretois added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 1.54 g). The mixture is stirredat room temperature for three hours under hydrogen atmosphere. Theinsoluble materials are removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved inmethanol (20 ml), and thereto is added 1N NaOH (13 ml), and the mixtureis stirred at room temperature for three hours. The mixture isevaporated under reduced pressure to remove the methanol, and the pHvalue thereof is adjusted to pH 2 with 1N HCl, and the mixture isextracted three times with ethyl acetate. The extract is washed twicewith a saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a white solid (1.90 g).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.00-1.20 (2H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 1.55-1.72 (5H,m), 2.39 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.67 (2H, t, J=13 Hz), 4.00-4.20 (2H, m)

(4) (2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(3-(3-(l-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (0.2 g) obtained in Example 1-(4) is dissolved inacetonitrile (2.5 ml), and thereto is added dropwise a solution ofmethanesulfonic acid (0.227 g) in acetonitrile (1.5 ml) at a temperaturebelow 20° C., and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30minutes. To the mixture are added dropwise DMF (4 ml) and triethylamine(0.239 g) at a temperature below 20° C., and the mixture is stirred for10 minutes. To the mixture are added the product (0.134 g) obtained inthe above (3), HOBT.H₂ O (87 mg), and then further thereto is addedWSC.HCl (0.109 g) at a temperature of from 5 to 10° C. The mixture isstirred for 30 minutes, and further stirred at room temperature for 12hours. The mixture is poured into water, and the mixture is extractedthree times with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washed successivelywith 1N HCl (twice), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution (twice), a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purifiedby silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 30 g, solvent;chloroform-acetone=1:1). The fractions containing the title compound areconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (0.272g).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 0.95-1.15 (2H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 1.30-1.85 (5H,m), 2.11-2.22 (2H, m), 2.25-2.40 (2H, m), 2.63 (2H, dd, J=12, 12 Hz),3.37-3.80 (4H, m), 3.76 (3H, s), 3.95-4.15 (2H, m), 4.38-4.50 (1H, m),5.10 (2H, s), 5.85-5.95 (1H, m), 6.32 (1H, m), 6.38-6.50 (1H, m), 7.35(5H, s)

(5)(2S)-2-Amino-3-(3-(3-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (0.578 g) obtained in the above (4) is dissolved in ethanol(15 ml), and thereto is added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 0.4 g), andthe mixture is stirred at room temperature for four hours under hydrogenatmosphere. The insoluble materials are removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (398 mg).

(6)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (120 mg) obtained in the above (5) is dissolved indichloromethane (3 ml), and thereto are added triethylamine (98 μl) andbenzenesulfonyl chloride (54 μl) at room temperature, and the mixture isstirred for 30 minutes. Triethylamine (98 μl) and benzenesulfonylchloride (81 μl) are further added, and the mixture is stirred for 90minutes. The mixture is evaporated under reduced pressure to remove thesolvent, and to the residue is added ethyl acetate. The mixture iswashed successively with 1N hydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine(once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice)and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by silicagel column chromatography (silica gel; 20 g, solvent;chloroform-methanol=30:1 to 10:1). The fractions containing the titlecompound are concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (151 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 0.98-1.17 (2H, m), 1.44 (9H, s), 1.30-1.70 (5H,m), 2.10-2.58 (4H, m), 2.65 (2H, dd, J=12, 12 Hz), 3.45-3.75 (4H, m),3.52 (3H, s), 3.96-4.20 (3H, m), 6.28-6.37 (1H, m), 6.56-6.76 (1H, m),6.98-7.08 (1H, m), 7.46-7.62 (3H, m), 7.80-7.88 (2H, m)

(7)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (151 mg) obtained in the above (6) is dissolved in amixture of methanol (4 ml) and THF (4 ml), and thereto is added 1Naqueous lithium hydroxide solution (4 ml). The mixture is stirred atroom temperature for three hours, and evaporated under reduced pressureto remove the solvent. The pH value of the residue is adjusted to pH 2with 1N HCl, and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The extractis washed twice with a saturated brine, and dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue isdissolved in TFA (5 ml) under ice-cooling, and stirred for one hour. Thereaction mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residueis purified by HPLC to give a white powder (113 mg).

MS (SIMS): 455 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 14.3 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV220 nm, Eluent;A solution: 0.1% TFA/water, B solution: 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate; 1 ml/min., Gradient; the concentration of B solution is increasedfrom 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.21 (2H, m), 1.45 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, m),2.00-2.20 (4H, m), 2.82 (2H, m), 3.03-3.35 (6H, m), 3.88 (1H, m), 7.58(3H, m), 7.80 (3H, m), 7.97 (1H, t, J=5.5 Hz), 8.11 (1H, d, J=9 Hz),8.22 (1H, bs), 8.55 (1H, bs)

Example 3 Synthesis of(2S)-2-butanesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-2-Butanesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (0.272 g) obtained in Example 2-(5) is dissolved in ethylacetate (10 ml), and thereto are added sodium hydrogen carbonate (295mg) and 1-butanesulfonyl chloride (91 μl) at room temperature, and themixture is refluxed for 8 hours. The mixture is evaporated under reducedpressure to remove the solvent, and to the residue is added ethylacetate. The mixture is washed successively with 1N hydrochloric acid(twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), and dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, andthe filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (192 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 0.90-1.18 (7H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 1.30-2.11 (7H,m), 2.20-2.30 (2H, m), 2.33-2.55 (2H, m), 2.66 (2H, dd, J=12, 12 Hz),3.04 (2H, dd, J=8 Hz), 3.44-3.70 (4H, m), 3.79 (3H, s), 4.06 (2H, d,J=12 Hz), 4.30 (1H, m), 6.03 (1H, m), 6.78 (1H, m), 7.09 (1H, m)

(2)(2S)-2-Butanesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (192 mg) obtained in the above (1) is dissolved in amixture of methanol (6 ml) and THF (3 ml), and thereto is added 4Naqueous lithium hydroxide solution (1.75 ml), and the mixture is stirredat room temperature for one hour. The mixture is evaporated underreduced pressure, and the pH value of the residue is adjusted to pH 2with 1N HCl and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The extract iswashed twice with a saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in TFA (5ml) under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred for one hour. Thereaction mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue ispurified by HPLC to give a white powder (108 mg).

MS (SIMS): 435 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 13.3 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV220 nm, Eluent;A solution: 0.1% TFA/water, B solution: 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate; 1 ml/min., Gradient; the concentration of B solution is increasedfrom 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.87 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.10-1.58 (7H, m), 1.65(2H, m), 1.78 (2H, m), 2.06 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.23 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.83(2H, m), 2.97 (2H, t, J=6 Hz), 3.10-3.50 (6H, m), 3.98 (1H, m), 7.52(1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.75 (1H, t, J=5 Hz), 8.03 (1H, t, J=5 Hz), 8.20 (1H,bs), 8.50 (1H, bs)

Example 4(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (0.12 g) obtained in Example 2-(4) is dissolved in amixture of methanol (3 ml) and THF (2 ml), and thereto is added 2Naqueous lithium hydroxide solution (2 ml), and the mixture is stirred atroom temperature for one hour. The mixture is evaporated under reducedpressure to remove the solvent, and the pH value thereof is adjusted topH 2 with 1N HCl, and the mixture is extracted three time with ethylacetate. The extract is washed twice with a saturated brine, and driedover anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresidue is dissolved in 4N HCl in 1,4-dioxane (5 ml) under ice-cooling,and the mixture is stirred for one hour. The reaction mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLCto give a white powder (104 mg).

MS (SIMS): 449 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 18.9 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV220 nm, Eluent;A solution: 0.1% TFA/water, B solution: 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate; 1 ml/min., Gradient; the concentration of B solution is increasedfrom 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.20 (2H, m), 1.43 (3H, m), 1.78 (2H, m),2.05 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.22 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.81 (2H, m), 3.15-3.70 (6H,m), 4.11 (1H, m), 5.03 (2H, s), 7.36 (5H, bs), 7.50 (1H, d, J=8 Hz),7.78 (1H, m), 8.02 (1H, m), 8.15 (1H, bs), 8.50 (1H, bs)

Example 5 Synthesis of(2S)-2-butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(4-(4-piperidyl)butanoyl)glycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 4-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)butanoic Acid

4-Piperidinone hydrochloride (10 g) is dissolved in a mixture of1,4-dioxane (100 ml) and aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH 5.7 g,water 50 ml), and thereto is added (Boc)₂ O (16.1 g) under ice-cooling,and the mixture is stirred for two hours. The reaction mixture isdiluted with ethyl acetate, and the organic layer is washed successivelyeach twice with 10% aqueous citric acid solution, a saturated aqueoussodium hydrogen carbonate solution and a saturated brine, and dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, andthe filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue isadded hexane, and the precipitates are collected by filtration to give1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidinone (7.55 g).

To a solution of ethyl 4-diethylphosphonochrotonate (8.41 g) in THF (30ml) is added dropwise a 1.6M butyl lithium in hexane solution (7.4 ml)at a temperature below -50° C., and the mixture is stirred at -78° C.for 1 5 minutes. A solution of the above1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidinone (5.0 g) in THF (25 ml) is addeddropwise, and the mixture is stirred at -78° C. for 20 minutes, andstirred at -10° C. for two hours. Water is added to the reactionmixture, and the mixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate.The extract is washed successively with 1N hydrochloric acid (twice), asaturated brine (once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give an estercompound (7.70 g) as a white solid.

The ester compound (7.70 g) is dissolved in a mixture of ethanol (40 ml)and ethyl acetate (20 ml), and thereto is added 10% palladium-carbon(50% wet, 0.96 g), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 6hours under hydrogen atmosphere. The insoluble materials are removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure togive a white solid (7.76 g).

The white solid thus obtained (1.00 g) is dissolved in methanol (15 ml),and thereto is added aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH 0.7 g,water 2 ml), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for onehour. The mixture is evaporated under reduced pressure to remove themethanol, and the pH value of the residue is adjusted to pH 2 with 1NHCl, and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The extract is washedtwice with a saturate brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate.The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the title compound (0.91 g) as a whitesolid.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.10 (2H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 1.20-1.75 (7H, m),2.35 (2H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 2.67 (2H, dd, J=12 Hz), 4.07 (2H, m)

(2)(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(N-t-butoxycarbonylglycylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (100 mg) obtained in Example 1-(3) is dissolved inacetonitrile (2 ml), and thereto is added dropwise a solution ofmethanesulfonic acid (218 mg) in acetonitrile (2.5 ml) at a temperaturebelow 20° C., and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30minutes. To the mixture are added successively DMF (4 ml) andtriethylamine (317 μl) under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred for10 minutes. Boc-glycine (56 mg) and HOBT.H₂ O (53 mg) are added, andthereto is further added WSC.HCl (66 mg), and the mixture is stirred for30 minutes. The mixture is further stirred at room temperature for fourhours, and poured into water, and extracted three times with ethylacetate. The organic layer is washed successively with 1N HCl (twice), asaturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice) and asaturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the title compound (130 mg) as an oilyproduct.

(3)(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(N-(4-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)butanoyl)glycylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (130 mg) obtained in the above (2) is dissolved inacetonitrile (2.5 ml) and thereto is added dropwise a solution ofmethanesulfonic acid (244 mg) in acetonitrile (0.5 ml) at a temperaturebelow 20° C., and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30minutes. To the mixture are added dropwise DMF (5 ml) and triethylamine(354 mg) successively under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred for10 minutes. To the mixture added the compound (95 mg) obtained in theabove (1), HOBT.H₂ O (59 mg), and further thereto is added WSC.HCl (74mg), and the mixture is stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture is furtherstirred at room temperature for 12 hours, poured into water, andextracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washedsuccessively with 1N HCl (twice), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), and dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, andthe filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue ispurified by silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 20 g, solvent;chloroform-acetone=2:1). The fractions containing the title compound areconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (79 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 0.95-1.80 (9H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 2.20 (2H, m),2.65 (2H, m), 3.67 (2H, m), 3.75 (3H, s), 3.85 (2H, d, J=5 Hz), 4.08(2H, m), 4.45 (1H, m), 5.10 (2H, s), 6.07 (1H, d, J=8 Hz), 6.45 (1H, m),7.08 (1H, m), 7.34 (5H, bs)

(4)(2S)-2-Butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(4-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)butanoyl)glycylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (79 mg) obtained in the above (3) is dissolved in ethanol(10 ml), and thereto is added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 80 mg), andthe mixture is stirred at room temperature for four hours under hydrogenatmosphere. The insoluble materials are removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give an aminecompound (67 mg).

The amine compound is dissolved in ethyl acetate (10 ml), and there areadded sodium hydrogen carbonate (100 mg) and butanesulfonyl chloride (50μl) at room temperature. The mixture is refluxed for 6 hours, andevaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. To the residueis added ethyl acetate, and the mixture is washed successively with 1Nhydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturated aqueoussodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine(twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant isremoved by filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue is purified by silica gel column chromatography(silica gel; 10 g, solvent; chloroform-acetone=3:2 to 1:1). Thefractions containing the title compound are concentrated under reducedpressure to give the title compound (41 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 0.90-2.00 (16H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 2.25 (2H, m),2.65 (2H, m), 3.00 (2H, m), 3.50-3.90 (2H, m), 3.80 (3H, s) 3.95 (2H, d,J=5 Hz), 4.08 (2H, m), 4.25 (1H, m), 5.95 (1H, m), 6.58 (1H, m), 7.10(1H, m)

(5)(2S)-2-Butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(4-(4-piperidyl)butanoyl)glycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (40 mg) obtained in the above (4) is dissolved in a mixtureof methanol (2 ml) and THF (2 ml), and thereto is added an aqueouslithium hydroxide solution (LiOH; 36 mg, water; 2 ml), and the mixtureis stirred at room temperature for three hours. The mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the pH value of the residue isadjusted to pH 2 with 1N HCl, and the mixture is extracted three timeswith ethyl acetate. The extract is washed twice with a saturated brine,and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed bythe filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure.The residue is dissolved in TFA (3 ml) under ice-cooling, and themixture is stirred for one hour. The reaction mixture is concentratedunder reduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLC to give awhite powder (16 mg).

MS (SIMS): 435 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 13.86 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV220 nm, Eluent;A solution: 0.1% TFA, water, B solution: 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate; 1 ml/min., Gradient; the concentration of B solution is increasedfrom 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.87 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.10-1.60 (9H, m), 1.65(2H, m), 1.80 (2H, m), 2.12 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.80 (2H, m), 2.98 (2H, t,J=8 Hz), 3.15-3.35 (4H, m), 3.66 (2H, d, J=5.5 Hz), 3.96 (1H, m), 7.53(1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.90-8.05 (2H, m), 8.15 (1H, bs), 8.45 (1H, bs)

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Example 1 to 5 areas follows. ##STR98##

Example 6 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(N-(2-(4-piperidyl)ethyl)succinamylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 2-(l -t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)ethanoic Acid Ethyl Ester

To a solution of ethyl diethylphosphonoacetate (5.40 g) in THF (20 ml)is added 60% NaH (885 mg) in portions under nitrogen atmosphere at atemperature below 40° C., and the mixture is stirred for 10 minutes. Tothe mixture is added dropwise a solution of1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidinone (4.0 g), which is disclosed in Example5-(1), in THF (15 ml) at a temperature below 35° C., and the mixture isstirred at room temperature for two hours. To the reaction mixture isadded water, and the mixture is extracted three times with ethylacetate. The extract is washed successively with 1N hydrochloric acid(twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), and dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, andthe filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure.

The residue is dissolved in a mixture of ethanol (40 ml) and ethylacetate (20 ml), and thereto is added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 1.1g) and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 6 hours underhydrogen atmosphere. The insoluble materials are removed by thefiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure togive the title compound (5.80 g).

(2) 2-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)ethanoic Acid

The compound (5.28 g) obtained in the above (1) is dissolved in methanol(32 ml), and thereto is added 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (23.4ml), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for three hours. Thereaction mixture is diluted with water, and the pH value thereof isadjusted to pH 2 with 1N hydrochloric acid, and extracted three timewith ethyl acetate. The extract is washed twice with a saturated brine,and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure togive the title compound (5.18 g).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.18 (2H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 1.73 (2H, m), 1.95(1H, m), 2.29 (2H, d, J=7 Hz), 2.73 (2H, dd, J=12, 12 Hz), 4.08 (2H, m)

(3) 2-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)ethanol

The compound (4.68 g) obtained in (2) is dissolved in dichloromethane(50 ml), and thereto are added N-hydroxysuccinimide (2.23 g) and WSC.HCl(3.72 g), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 12 hours.The reaction mixture is diluted with dichloromethane, and washed twicewith water, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant isremoved by filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reducedpressure to give a white solid.

The white solid is dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (70 ml), and thereto isadded sodium borohydride (3.23 g). The mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 30 minutes, and stirred at 50° C. for four hours. Thereaction solution is allowed to cool, and thereto is added 10% aqueousammonium chloride solution (200 ml), and the mixture is extracted threetimes with ethyl acetate. The extract is washed with water and asaturate brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by the filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a white solid (4.11 g).

(4) 1-Bromo-2-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)ethane

The compound (1.497 g) obtained in the above (3) is dissolved in THF (40ml), and thereto are added carbon tetrabromide (1.97 g) andtriphenylphosphine (2.561 g) under ice-cooling, and the mixture isstirred at room temperature for three hours. To the mixture are furtheradded carbon tetrabromide (1.97 g) and triphenylphosphine (2.561 g)under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature fortwo hours. The insoluble materials are removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purifiedby silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 200 g, solvent;hexane/ethyl acetate=15:1). The fractions containing the title compoundare concentrated under reduced pressure to give a bromo compound (0.77g).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.10 (2H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 1.40-2.00 (5H, m),2.70 (2H, dd, J=12 Hz), 3.44 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 4.10 (2H, m)

(5) 1-Amino-2-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)ethane

The compound (0.77 g) obtained in the above (4) is dissolved in DMF (5ml), and thereto is added potassium phthalimide (0.537 g), and themixture is stirred at 100° C. for 1.5 hour. The reaction mixture isdiluted with water, and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. Theextract is washed successively with 1N hydrochloric acid (twice), asaturated brine (once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by the filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue isdissolved in ethanol (20 ml) and thereto is added hydrazine monohydrate(2.3 g) and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 48 hours. Themixture is diluted with ether, and the insoluble materials are removedby filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressureto give the title compound (0.63 g) as an oily product.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.10 (2H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 1.30-1.75 (5H, m),2.00-2.30 (2H, bs), 2.72 (2H, dd, J=12 Hz), 2.78 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 4.07(2H, m)

(6) N-(2-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)ethyl)succinamide Acid

The compound (100 mg) obtained in the above (5) is dissolved indichloromethane (2 ml), and thereto are added succinic anhydride (53 mg)and triethylamine (73 μl), and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 45 minutes. To the mixture is added 1N hydrochloricacid, and the mixture is extracted three time with ethyl acetate. Theextract is washed twice with a saturated brine, and the organic layer isdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure togive the title compound (139 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.05-1.25 (2H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 1.35-1.80 (5H,m), 2.49 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.59-2.95 (4H, m), 3.30 (2H, m), 3.97-4.17(2H, m), 6.26 (1H, m)

(7) (2S)-2-Benzenesulfonyamino-3-t-butoxycarbonylaminopropanoic AcidMethyl Ester

The compound (210 mg) obtained in Example 1-(3) is dissolved in amixture of ethanol (10 ml) and ethyl acetate (5 ml) and thereto is added10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 170 mg), and the mixture is stirred atroom temperature for 3.5 hours under hydrogen atmosphere. The insolublematerials are removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give an amine compound.

The amine compound is dissolved in dichloromethane (10 ml), and theretoare added triethylamine (513 μl) and benzenesulfonyl chloride (468 μl)at room temperature, and the mixture is stirred for two hours. Themixture is evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, andto the residue is added ethyl acetate. The mixture is washedsuccessively with 1N hydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine(once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice),and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by silicagel column chromatography (silica gel; 30 g, solvent; hexane/ethylacetate=5:1 to 1:1). The fractions containing the title compound areconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (191 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.42 (9H, s), 3.47 (2H, m), 3.55 (3H, s), 4.01(1H, m), 5.03 (1H, m), 5.78 (1H, m), 7.55 (3H, m), 7.86 (2H, m)

(8)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(N-(2-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)ethyl)succinamylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (138 mg) obtained in the above (7) is dissolved inacetonitrile (2 ml) and thereto is added dropwise a solution ofmethanesulfonic acid (185 mg) in acetonitrile (2 ml) at a temperaturebelow 20° C., and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 40minutes. To the mixture are added successively DMF (4 ml) and a solutionof triethylamine (195 mg) in DMF (1 ml) under ice-cooling, and themixture is stirred for 10 minutes. To the mixture are added a solutionof the compound (140 mg) obtained in the above (6) in DMF (3 ml) andHOBT.H₂ O (71 mg), and further thereto is added WSC.HCl (89 mg), and themixture is stirred for 30 minutes, and then stirred at room temperaturefor 12 hours. The mixture is poured into water, and extracted threetimes with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washed successively with1N hydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution (twice), and a saturated brine (twice), and driedover anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure togive the title compound (265 mg) as an oily product.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.00-1.20 (2H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 1.40-1.80 (5H,m), 2.50-2.80 (6H, m), 3.30 (2H, m), 3.52 (3H, s), 3.58 (2H, m),4.00-4.20 (3H, m), 6.25 (1H, m), 6.40 (1H, m), 7.00 (1H, m), 7.40-7.60(3H, m), 7.86 (2H, m)

(9)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(N-(2-(4-piperidyl)ethyl)succinamylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (265 mg) obtained in the above (8) is dissolved in amixture of methanol (3 ml) and THF (3 ml) and thereto is added anaqueous solution of lithium hydroxide solution (LiOH; 120 mg, water; 3ml), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. Themixture is evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, andthe pH value of the residue is adjusted to pH 1 with 1N HCl, andextracted three times with ethyl acetate. The extract is washed twicewith a saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in TFA (5 ml) underice-cooling, and stirred for one hour. The reaction mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLCto give a white powder (16 mg).

MS (SIMS): 455 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 15.4 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.10-1.40 (4H, m), 1.52 (1H, m), 1.80 (2H,m), 2.21 (4H, m), 2.81 (2H, m), 3.00-3.40 (6H, m), 3.88 (1H, m), 7.58(3H, m), 7.78 (3H, m), 7.90 (1H, t, J=5 Hz), 8.11 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.20(1H, bs), 8.50 (1H, bs)

Example 7 Synthesis of(2S)-2-butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoyl)-N-methyl-L-alanylglycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) N-t-Butoxycarbonyl-N-methyl-L-alanylglycine

N-t-Butoxycarbonyl-N-methyl-L-alanine (1.00 g) and glycine benzyl esterp-toluenesulfonate (1.66 g) are dissolved in DMF (20 ml), and theretoare added successively HOBT.H₂ O (0.66 g), WSC.HCl (0.94 g) andtriethylamine (0.50 g) under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred atroom temperature for three hours. The mixture is poured into water, andextracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washedsuccessively with 10% aqueous citric acid solution (twice), a saturatedbrine (once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution(twice), and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure.

The residue is dissolved in methanol (10 ml), and thereto is added 10%palladium-carbon (50% wet, 1.5 g), and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for three hours under hydrogen atmosphere. The insolublematerials are removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.168 g).

(2)(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(N-t-butoxycarbonyl-N-methyl-L-alanylglycylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (50 mg) obtained in Example 1-(3) is dissolved inacetonitrile (1 ml) and thereto is added methanesulfonic acid (68 mg) ata temperature below 20° C., and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for three hours. To the mixture are added successively DMF(1 ml), triethylamine (79 μl), the compound (37 mg) obtained in theabove (1), HOBT.H₂ O (19 mg) and WSC.HCl (27 mg) under ice-cooling, andthereto is further added triethylamine (20 μl). The mixture is stirredat room temperature for 12 hours, and the mixture is poured into water.The mixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate, and the organiclayer is washed successively with 10% aqueous citric acid solution(twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution (twice), and a saturated brine (twice), and driedover anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure togive the title compound (70 mg) as an oily product.

(3)(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(N-(3-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)propanoyl)-N-methyl-L-alanylglycylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (70 mg) obtained in the above (2) is dissolved inacetonitrile (1 ml) and thereto is added methanesulfonic acid (68 mg) ata temperature below 20° C., and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 3 hours. To the mixture are added successively DMF (1ml), triethylamine (79 μl), the compound (36 mg) obtained in Example2-(3), HOBT.H₂ O (19 mg) and WSC.HCl (27 mg) under ice-cooling, andthereto is further added triethylamine (20 μl). The mixture is stirredat room temperature for 12 hours, and thereto are further addedtriethylamine (10 μl) and BOP reagent (12 mg), and the mixture isstirred for four hours. The mixture is poured into water, and themixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layeris washed successively with 10% aqueous citric acid solution (twice), asaturated brine (once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution (twice), and a saturated brine (twice), and dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, andthe filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (84 mg) as an oily product.

(4)(2S)-2-Butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(3-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)propanoyl)-N-methyl-L-alanylglycylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (84 mg) obtained in the above (3) is dissolved in methanol(2 ml) and thereto is added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 100 mg), andthe mixture is stirred at room temperature for two hours under hydrogenatmosphere. The insoluble materials are removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure.

The residue is dissolved in dichloromethane (2 ml), and thereto areadded triethylamine (41 μl) and butanesulfonyl chloride (27 mg), and themixture is stirred at room temperature for four hours. The mixture isevaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and the residueis purified by silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 50 g,solvent; chloroform/methanol=20:1). The fractions containing the titlecompound are concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (72 mg).

(5)(2S)-2-Butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoyl)-N-methyl-L-alanylglycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (72 mg) obtained in the above (4) is dissolved in DMF (1ml) and thereto is added 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (350 μl)under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred for one hour. The pH valueof the mixture is adjusted to pH 1 with 10% aqueous citric acidsolution, and the mixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate.The extract is washed twice with a saturated brine, and dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, andthe filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue isdissolved in TFA (2 ml) under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirredfor 25 minutes. The reaction mixture is concentrated under reducedpressure, and the residue is purified by HPLC to give a white powder(4.09 mg).

MS (SIMS): 506 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 15.96 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.87 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.13-1.90 (14H, m),2.25-2.65 (2H, m), 2.68-3.00 (4H, m), 2.70, 2.90 (3H, s), 3.26-3.50 (4H,m), 3.50-3.90 (3H, m), 4.63, 4.96 (1H, m), 6.53-7.35 (2H, m), 7.80-8.90(3H, m)

Example 8 Synthesis of(2S)-2-butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(6-(4-piperidyl)hexanoyl)glycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 6-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)hexanoic Acid

To a solution of dimethylsulfoxide (3.72 ml) in dichloromethane (20 ml)is added a solution of oxalyl chloride (2.29 ml) in dichloromethane (5ml) at -78° C., and the mixture is stirred for five minutes. To themixture is added dropwise a solution of the compound (2.0 g) obtained inExample 6-(3) in dichloromethane (25 ml), and the mixture is stirred for15 minutes. To the reaction mixture is added triethylamine (9.72 ml),and the mixture is warmed to room temperature, and then stirred for 30minutes. To the reaction mixture is added water, and the mixture isextracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washedsuccessively with 1N hydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine(once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice)and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by silicagel column chromatography (silica gel; 50 g, solvent; hexane/ethylacetate=4:1 to 3:1). The fractions containing the title compound areconcentrated under reduced pressure to give an aldehyde compound.

To a solution of ethyl 4-diethylphosphonochrotonate (1.72 g) in THF (10ml) is added dropwise 1.6M solution of butyl lithium in hexane (3.54 ml)at a temperature below -50° C., and the mixture is stirred at -78° C.for 15 minutes. To the mixture is added dropwise a solution of the abovealdehyde compound (1.11 g) in THF (7 ml), and the mixture is stirred at-78° C. for 20 minutes, and stirred at -10° C. for two hours. Water isadded to the reaction solution, and the mixture is extracted three timeswith ethyl acetate. The extract is washed successively with 1Nhydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine (once), an aqueous sodiumhydrogen carbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), anddried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by thefiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure, andpurified by silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 76 g, solvent;hexane/ethyl acetate=4:1).

The fractions containing the title compound are concentrated underreduced pressure, and the residue is dissolved in ethanol (15 ml). Tothe mixture is added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 0.8 g), and themixture is stirred at room temperature for five hours under hydrogenatmosphere. The insoluble materials are removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. Theresidue is dissolved in a mixture of methanol (20 ml) and THF (10 ml),and thereto is added an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH; 1.08g, water; 10 ml), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30minutes. The mixture is evaporated under reduced pressure to remove thesolvent, and the pH value of the residue is adjusted to pH 1 with 1NHCl, and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The extract is washedtwice with a saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (0.896 g)as a white solid.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.06 (2H, m), 1.20-1.72 (11H, m), 1.45 (9H, s),2.35 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.66 (2H, dd, J=12 Hz), 4.06 (2H, m)

(2)(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(N-(6-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)hexanoyl)glycylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (200 mg) obtained in Example 5-(2) is dissolved inacetonitrile (2.5 ml) and thereto is added a solution of methanesulfonicacid (234 mg) in acetonitrile (1.5 ml) at a temperature below 20° C.,and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for one hour. To themixture are added successively DMF (4 ml), a solution of triethylamine(247 mg) in DMF (1.5 ml), the compound (161 mg) obtained in the above(1), HOBT.H₂ O (90 mg), and WSC.HCl (113 mg) under ice-cooling, and thenfurther added triethylamine (20 μl). The mixture is stirred for 30minutes, and then stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. The mixtureis poured into water, and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. Theorganic layer is washed successively with 10% aqueous citric acidsolution (twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturated aqueous sodiumhydrogen carbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), anddried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresidue is purified by silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 50g, solvent; chloroform/acetone=3:1). The fractions containing the titlecompound are concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (171 mg) as an oily product.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.00 (2H, m), 1.10-1.80 (1 1H, m), 1.45 (9H,s), 2.19 (2H, t, J=8 Hz), 2.65 (2H, dd, J=12 Hz), 3.60 (2H, m), 3.70(3H, s), 3.85 (2H, d, J=5 Hz), 4.05 (2H, m), 4.45 (1H, m), 5.10 (2H, s),6.20 (1H, m), 6.66 (1H, m), 7.40 (6H, m)

(3)(2S)-2-Butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(6-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)hexanoyl)glycylamino)propanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (171 mg) obtained in the above (2) is dissolved in amixture of ethanol (10 ml) and ethyl acetate (3 ml), and thereto isadded 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 200 mg), and the mixture is stirredat room temperature for five hours under hydrogen atmosphere. Theinsoluble materials are removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure to give an amine compound.

The amine compound is dissolved in ethyl acetate (10 ml), and theretoare added sodium hydrogen carbonate (55 mg) and butanesulfonyl chloride(69 μl), and the mixture is refluxed with stirring for 12 hours. Themixture is evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, andto the residue is added ethyl acetate. The mixture is washedsuccessively with 1N hydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine(once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice),and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (131 mg)as an oily product.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 0.90-1.15 (7H, m), 1.15-2.20 (13H, m), 1.45(9H, s), 2.28 (2H, m), 2.70 (2H, dd, J=12 Hz), 2.95-3.20 (2H, m),3.50-4.16 (6H, m), 3.80, 3.90 (3H, s), 4.20-4.40, 4.65-4.75 (1H, m),5.82-6.10 (1H, m), 6.65 (1H, m), 7.20, 7.45 (1H, m)

(4)(2S)-2-Butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(6-(4-piperidyl)hexanoyl)glycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (131 mg) obtained in the above (3) is dissolved in amixture of methanol (6 ml) and THF (3 ml) and thereto is added anaqueous solution of lithium hydroxide (LiOH; 110 mg, water; 1.5 ml), andthe mixture is stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The mixture isevaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and the pHvalue of the residue is adjusted to pH 1 with 1N HCl, and extractedthree times with ethyl acetate. The extract is washed twice with asaturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in TFA (5 ml) underice-cooling, and stirred for one hour. The reaction mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLCto give the title compound (98 mg) as an oily product.

MS (SIMS): 463 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 19.6 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.87 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.10-1.75 (15H, m),1.80 (2H, m), 2.11 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.83 (2H, m), 3.00 (2H, m),3.15-3.60 (4H, m), 3.65, 3.72 (2H, d, J=5.5 Hz), 4.00, 4.35 (1H, m),7.10-7.60 (1H, m), 7.90-8.10 (2H, m), 8.20 (1H, bs), 8.50 (1H, bs)

Example 9 Synthesis of(2R)-2-butanesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared from N-benzyloxycarbonyl-D-asparagine inthe same manner as in Example 1 or 2.

Yield: 64 mg

MS (SIMS): 435 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 13.3 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.87 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.10-1.58 (7H, m), 1.65(2H, m), 1.78 (2H, m), 2.06 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.23 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.82(2H, m), 2.97 (2H, t, J=6 Hz), 3.20 (4H, m), 3.42 (2H, m), 4.00 (1H, m),7.52 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.76 (1H, t, J=5 Hz), 8.03 (1H, t, J=5 Hz), 8.20(1H, bs), 8.50 (1H, bs)

Example 10 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzylsulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared from the compound obtained in Example2-(5) in the same manner as in Example 3.

Yield: 170 mg

MS (SIMS): 469 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 16.2 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.20 (2H, m), 1.42 (3H, m), 1.75 (2H, m),2.04 (2H, t, J=6.5 Hz), 2.23 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.80 (2H, m), 3.26 (4H,m), 3.40 (2H, m), 3.90-4.20 (1H, m), 4.38 (2H, s), 7.37 (5H, m), 7.55(1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.76 (1H, t, J=5 Hz), 7.99 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 8.20 (1H,bs), 8.50 (1H, bs)

The chemical structures of the compounds of Example 6 to 10 are asfollows. ##STR99##

Example 11 Synthesis of(2S)-2-pentanoylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-3-(3-(3-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-pentanoylaminopropanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The compound (100 mg) obtained in Example 2-(5) is dissolved indichloromethane (2.5 ml) and thereto are added triethylamine (65 μl) andn-valeric anhydride (51 μl), and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for one hour. The reaction mixture is diluted with water,and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layer iswashed successively with 1N hydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine(once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice)and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound as awhite powder (103 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 0.88-0.98 (3H, m), 1.00-1.18 (2H, m), 1.30-1.48(4H, m), 1.45 (9H, s), 1.52-1.85 (5H, m), 2.15-2.30 (2H, m), 2.35-2.50(4H, m), 2.66 (2H, dd, J-12 Hz), 3.57-3.70 (4H, m), 3.77 (3H, s),4.00-4.15 (2H, m), 4.60-4.70 (1H, m), 6.41 (1H, m), 6.67 (1H, m), 6.77(1H, d, J=7 Hz)

(2)(2S)-3-(3-(3-(4-Piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-pentanoylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared from the compound obtained in the above(1) in the same manner as in Example 4.

Yield: 88 mg

MS (SIMS): 399 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 11.1 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.85 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.27 (4H, m), 1.46 (5H,m), 1.80 (2H, m), 2.03-2.18 (4H, m), 2.20 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.81 (2H, m),3.23 (4H, m), 3.46 (2H, m), 4.30 (1H, m), 7.78 (1H, m), 8.00 (2H, m),8.20 (1H, bs), 8.50 (1H, bs)

Example 12 Synthesis of(2S)-2-butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(5-(4-piperidyl)pentanoyl)glycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 5-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)pentanoic Acid

To a solution of dimethylsulfoxide (4.40 ml) in dichloromethane (100 ml)is added a solution of oxalyl chloride (4.10 ml) in dichloromethane (15ml) at -78° C., and the mixture is stirred for five minutes. To themixture is added dropwise a solution of the compound (5.0 g) obtained inExample 2-(1) in dichloromethane (30 ml), and the mixture is stirred for15 minutes. To the reaction mixture is added triethylamine (10.4 ml),and the mixture is warmed to room temperature, and then stirred for 30minutes. To the reaction mixture is added water, and the mixture isextracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washedsuccessively with 1N hydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine(once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice)and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by silicagel column chromatography (silica gel; 200 g, solvent; toluene/ethylacetate=1:1). The fractions containing the title compound areconcentrated under reduced pressure to give an aldehyde compound (4.99g).

To a solution of ethyl 4-diethylphosphonochrotonate (5.38 g) in THF (20ml) is added dropwise 1.6M solution of butyl lithium in hexane (12.3 ml)at a temperature below -50° C., and the mixture is stirred at -78° C.for 15 minutes. To the mixture is added dropwise a solution of the abovealdehyde compound (3.8 g) in THF (20 ml), and the mixture is stirred at-78° C. for 20 minutes, and stirred at -10° C. for two hours. Water isadded to the reaction solution, and the mixture is extracted three timeswith ethyl acetate. The extract is washed successively with 1Nhydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturated aqueoussodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine(twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant isremoved by the filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated underreduced pressure, and the residue is purified by silica gel columnchromatography (silica gel; 250 g, solvent; toluene/ethyl acetate=5:1).The fractions containing the title compound are concentrated underreduced pressure to an ester compound (3.943 g).

The ester compound (3.943 g) is dissolved in ethanol (50 ml). To themixture is added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 2.0 g), and the mixtureis stirred at room temperature for 10 hours under hydrogen atmosphere.The insoluble materials are removed by filtration, and the filtrate isevaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. The residue isdissolved in methanol (20 ml), and thereto is added 1N aqueous sodiumhydroxide solution (26.4 ml), and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for five hours. The mixture is evaporated under reducedpressure to remove the solvent, and the pH value of the residue isadjusted to pH 2 with 1N HCl, and extracted three times with ethylacetate. The extract is washed twice with a saturated brine, and driedover anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure togive the title compound (3.207 g) as a white solid.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.08 (2H, m), 1.20-1.72 (9H, m), 1.45 (9H, s),2.36 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.65 (2H, dd, J=12.5 Hz). 4.06 (2H, m)

(2)(2S)-2-Butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(5-(4-piperidyl)pentanoyl)glycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared from the compound obtained in the above(1) in the same manner as in Example 5.

Yield: 87 mg

MS (SIMS): 449 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 16.50 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.88 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.10-1.58 (11H, m),1.66 (2H, m), 1.78 (2H, m), 2.12 (2H, m), 2.82 (2H, m), 3.00 (2H, m),3.20-3.50 (4H, m), 3.65 (2H, d, J=6 Hz), 3.97 (1H, m), 7.10-7.60 (1H,m), 7.90-8.08 (2H, m), 8.18 (1H, bs), 8.49 (1H, bs)

Example 13 Synthesis of(2S)-2-butanesulfonylamino-3-(3-(5-(4-piperidyl)pentanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared from the compound obtained in Example12-(1) and the compound obtained in Example 1-(4) in the same manner asin Example 2.

Yield: 159 mg

MS (SIMS): 463 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 17.60 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.87 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.10-1.70 (13H, m),1.78 (2H, m), 2.03 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.22 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.83 (2H, m),2.96 (2H, t, J=6.5 Hz), 3.25 (4H, m), 3.40 (2H, m), 4.00 (1H, m), 7.52(1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.71 (1H, t, J=5.5 Hz), 8.02 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 8.20 (1H,bs), 8.50 (1H, bs)

Example 14 Synthesis of(2S)-2-butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoyl)-O-methyl-L-tyrosylglycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 7.

Yield: 40 mg

MS (SIMS): 598 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 24.23 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.87 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.05-1.50 (7H, m), 1.70(4H, m), 2.08 (2H, m), 2.75 (2H, m), 2.96 (2H, m), 3.15-3.75 (8H, m),3.70 (3H, s), 3.99 (1H, m), 4.47 (1H, m), 6.81 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.15(2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.56 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.98 (1H, m), 8.03-8.55 (4H, m)

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 11 to 14are as follows. ##STR100##

Example 15 Synthesis of(2S)-2-butanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoyl)-L-alanylglycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 7.

Yield: 16.4 mg

MS (SIMS): 492 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 13.39 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.87 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.20 (3H, d, J=7 Hz),1.10-1.85 (11H, m), 2.18 (2H, m), 2.83 (2H, m), 2.98 (2H, m), 3.20-3.60(4H, m), 3.67 (2H, d, J=6 Hz), 3.92 (1H, m), 4.23 (1H, m), 7.48 (1H, m),7.95 (1H, m), 8.00-8.65 (4H, m)

Example 16 Synthesis of(2S)-2-methanesulfonylamino-3-(N-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoyl)-O-methyl-L-tyrosylglycylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 7.

Yield: 15.6 mg

MS (SIMS): 556 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 16.32 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.00-1.40 (5H, m), 1.70 (2H, m), 2.10 (2H,m), 2.60-3.00 (4H, m), 2.92 (3H, s), 3.10-3.55 (4H, m), 3.65-3.80 (2H,m), 3.71 (3H, s), 4.00 (1H, m), 4.48 (1H, m), 6.82 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz),7.17 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.55 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.95 (1H, m), 8.07-8.20(2H, m), 8.25 (1H, m), 8.42 (1H, m)

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Example 15 and 16are as follows. ##STR101##

Example 17 Platelet Aggregation Inhibitory Activity

Method

The blood was collected from the elbow vein of a normal male volunteerwith mixing thereof with 1/10 volume of 3.8% sodium citrate, and theblood was centrifuged at 1000 rpm (150 g) for 10 minutes to give thesupernatant as platelet rich plasma (PRP). To PRP (200 μl) was added atest compound solution (2 μl), and the mixture was incubated withstirring at 1000 rpm at 37° C. for two minutes, and thereto was added aplatelet aggregator, adenosine diphosphate (ADP, 22 μl) at a finalconcentration of 3 μg/ml. The platelet aggregation activity wasdetermined by nephelometric analysis using a Hematracer (manufactured byNiko Bioscience, Ltd.). The test results of platelet aggregationinhibitory activity are expressed by IC₅₀, which is a concentration ofthe test compound being required to inhibit the platelet aggregationreaction by 50%. The test results of the test compounds are shown inTable 1.

                  TABLE 1                                                         ______________________________________                                        Test results                                                                  Test Compound          IC.sub.50 (M)                                          ______________________________________                                        The compound of Example 1                                                                            1.60 × 10.sup.-8                                 The compound of Example 2                                                                            3.96 × 10.sup.-8                                 The compound of Example 3                                                                            1.62 × 10.sup.-7                                 The compound of Example 4                                                                            5.13 × 10.sup.-7                                 The compound of Example 5                                                                            2.99 × 10.sup.-6                                 The compound of Example 6                                                                            3.76 × 10.sup.-7                                 The compound of Example 7                                                                            1.22 × 10.sup.-6                                 The compound of Example 8                                                                            5.83 × 10.sup.-7                                 The compound of Example 9                                                                            3.63 × 10.sup.-6                                 The compound of Example 10                                                                           2.32 × 10.sup.-7                                 The compound of Example 11                                                                           8.73 × 10.sup.-6                                 The compound of Example 12                                                                           1.37 × 10.sup.-6                                 The compound of Example 13                                                                           1.81 × 10.sup.-6                                 The compound of Example 14                                                                           6.14 × 10.sup.-6                                 The compound of Example 15                                                                           5.24 × 10.sup.-6                                 The compound of Example 16                                                                           2.53 × 10.sup.-6                                 ______________________________________                                    

Example 18 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 19.

Yield: 98 mg

MS (SIMS): 492 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 16.7 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 2.22-2.38 (2H, m), 3.05-3.30 (4H, m), 3.81(3H, s), 3.71-3.90 (1H, m), 7.07 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.69 (2H, d, J=6.9Hz), 7.80-8.08 (6H, m), 8.65-8.75 (1H, m), 9.00-9.42 (4H, m)

Example 19 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-3-(3-(4-Cyanobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

To a solution of(2S)-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicacid ethyl ester (0.579 g) obtained in the same manner as in Example1-(3), -(4) and -(5) in acetonitrile (2 ml) is added dropwise a solutionof methanesulfonic acid (0.573 g) in acetonitrile (2 ml) at atemperature below 20° C., and the mixture is stirred at room temperaturefor 30 minutes. To the mixture are added dropwise DMF (10 ml) andtriethylamine (0.615 g) at a temperature below 20° C., and the mixtureis stirred for 10 minutes. 4-Cyanobenzoic acid (0.193 g) and HOBT.H₂ O(0.177 g) are added thereto, and thereto is further added WSC.HCl (0.251g) at a temperature of from 5 to 10° C. The mixture is stirred for 30minutes, and further stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. Thereaction mixture is poured into water, and extracted three times withethyl acetate. The organic layer is washed successively with 1Nhydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue.

(2)(2S)-3-(3-(4-Amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound obtained in the above (1) is dissolved in a mixture ofpyridine (12.5 ml) and triethylamine (2.5 ml), and thereto is blownhydrogen sulfide gas at room temperature for one hour, and then themixture is allowed to stand for 12 hours. The hydrogen sulfide isremoved by blowing nitrogen gas into the mixture, and the mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue are added acetone(25 ml) and methyl iodide (0.5 ml), and the mixture is heated withstirring at 50-60° C. for three hours. After cooling, the mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and methanol (25 ml) and ammoniumacetate (0.309 g) are added to the residue. The mixture is heated withstirring at 70-80° C. for 1 hour and 45 minutes. The mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and 1N hydrochloric acid (20 ml)and acetic acid (20 ml) are added to the residue, and the mixture isheated with stirring at 60-70° C. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLCto give a white powder (36 mg).

MS (SIMS): 504 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 24.1 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 2.17-2.30 (5H, m), 2.54 (6H, s), 3.13 (2H,m), 3.25-3.40 (2H, m), 3.84 (1H, m), 6.98 (2H, s), 7.86-8.03 (6H, m),8.70 (1H, t, J=5.9 Hz), 9.27 (2H, m), 9.41 (2H, m)

Example 20 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(1-naphthalene)sulfonylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 19.

Yield: 36 mg

MS (SIMS): 512 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 21.9 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 2.05-2.28 (2H, m), 3.00-3.50 (4H, m),3.85-3.95 (1H, m), 7.58-7.72 (3H, m), 7.72-8.14 (8H, m), 8.20, 8.48 (1H,d (J=7 Hz), d (J=8 Hz)), 8.61-8.68 (2H, m), 9.16 (2H, m), 9.39 (2H, s)

Example 21 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(2-trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 19.

Yield: 71 mg

MS (SIMS): 530 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 20.7 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 2.33 (2H, m), 3.25 (2H, m), 3.50-3.90 (2H,m), 4.00 (1H, m), 7.77-7.97 (5H, m), 8.01 (2H, m), 8.12 (2H, m), 8.22(1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.72 (1H, t, J=5.3 Hz), 9.25 (2H, m), 9.40 (2H, m)

Example 22 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(N-t-butoxycarbonylamidino)benzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicacid ethyl ester (1.489) obtained in the same manner as in the synthesisof the compound of Example 1-(8) is dissolved in TFA (50 ml) underice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for onehour. The reaction mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe residue is washed with ether, and purified by HPLC to give the titlecompound (448 mg) as a colorless powder.

MS (SIMS): 490 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 17.7 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 2%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.98 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.32 (2H, t, J=7 Hz),3.10-3.20 (4H, m), 3.77 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 3.90-4.00 (1H, m), 7.52-7.68(3H, m), 7.75 (2H, dd, J=2 Hz, 8 Hz), 7.88 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 8.01 (2H, d,J=8 Hz), 8.08 (1H, m), 8.36 (1H, d, J=10 Hz), 8.72 (1H, m), 9.00-9.42(4H, m)

Example 23 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Methyl Ester

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 22.

Yield: 58 mg

MS (SIMS): 476 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 23.9 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 2.31 (2H, t, J=8 Hz), 3.10-3.40 (4H, m), 3.40(2H, s), 3.90-4.10 (1H, m), 7.50-7.69 (3H, m), 7.73 (2H, dd, J=2 Hz, 5Hz), 7.77 (2H, d, J=2 Hz, 9 Hz), 8.01 (2H, dd, J=2 Hz, 9 Hz), 8.08 (1H,t, J=6 Hz), 8.37 (1H, d, J-9 Hz), 8.71 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 9.19 (2H, bs),9.40 (2H, bs)

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 18 to 23are as follows.

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR102##                                                                   Ex. No.     R.sup.2          R.sup.1                                          ______________________________________                                        Example 19                                                                                 ##STR103##      H                                                Example 21                                                                                 ##STR104##      H                                                Example 20                                                                                 ##STR105##      H                                                Example 18                                                                                 ##STR106##      H                                                Example 22                                                                                 ##STR107##      Et                                               Example 23                                                                                 ##STR108##      Me                                               ______________________________________                                    

Example 24 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(2-methyl)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 102 mg

MS (SIMS): 469 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 18.2 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.23 (2H, m), 1.43 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, m),2.06 (4H, m), 2.59 (3H, s), 2.80 (2H, m), 3.10-3.40 (6H, m), 3.82 (1H,m), 7.37 (2H, m), 7.49 (1H, m), 7.70-7.80 (2H, m), 7.97 (1H, t, J=5.4Hz), 8.14 (1H, d, J=9.2 Hz), 8.20 (1H, m), 8.50 (1H, m)

Example 25 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(3-methyl)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 180 mg

MS (SIMS): 469 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 18.9 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.23 (2H, m), 1.43 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, m),2.06 (4H, m), 2.37 (3H, s), 2.80 (2H, m), 3.10-3.40 (6H, m), 3.88 (1H,m), 7.41 (2H, m), 7.56 (1H, m), 7.57 (1H, s), 7.74 (1H, t, J=5.6 Hz),7.97 (1H, t, J=4.8 Hz), 8.07 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.21 (1H, m), 8.52 (1H,m)

Example 26 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-methyl)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 40 mg

MS (SIMS): 469 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 20.0 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.23 (2H, m), 1.43 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, m),2.06 (4H, m), 2.36 (3H, s), 2.81 (2H, m), 3.03-3.35 (6H, m), 3.85 (1H,m), 7.35 (2H, d, J=7.9 Hz), 7.64 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 7.73 (1H, t, J=5.3Hz), 7.96 (1H, t, J=5.6 Hz), 8.03 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.13 (1H, m), 8.47(1H, m)

Example 27 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)-2-(2-trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 161 mg

MS (SIMS): 523 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 21.1 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.22 (2H, m), 1.43 (3H, m), 1.76 (2H, m),2.06 (2H, m), 2.16 (2H, m), 2.80 (2H, m), 3.10-3.40 (6H, m), 4.00 (1H,m), 7.75 (1H, t, J=5.3 Hz), 7.83 (2H, m), 7.95 (1H, m), 8.05 (1H, t,J=5.9 Hz), 8.12 (1H, m), 8.21 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.20 (1H, m), 8.55 (1H,m)

Example 28 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(3-trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 306 mg

MS (SIMS): 523 [M+1]⁺

HPLC retention time: 23.7 min.

(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.)

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.23 (2H, m), 1.44 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, m),2.06 (2H, m), 2.14 (2H, t, J=6.6 Hz), 2.80 (2H, m), 3.05-3.45 (6H, m),3.95 (1H, m), 7.72-7.85 (2H, m), 8.04 (4H, m), 8.17 (1H, m), 8.48 (1H,d, J=9.2 Hz), 8.48 (1H, m)

Example 29 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 187 mg. MS (SIMS): 523 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 24.5 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.22 (2H, m), 1.43 (3H, m), 1.76 (2H, m), 2.03-2.15 (4H, m), 2.80 (2H,m), 3.05-3.35 (6H, m), 3.95 (1H, m), 7.74 (1H, t, J=5.3 Hz), 7.96 (4H,s), 8.01 (1H, t, J=5.3 Hz), 8.15 (1H, m), 8.48 (1H, d, J=9.2 Hz), 8.48(1H, m).

Example 30 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(2-nitro)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 123 mg. MS (SIMS): 500 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 19.9 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.20 (2H, m), 1.43 (3H, m), 1.76 (2H, m), 2.06 (2H, t, J=6.6 Hz), 2.17(2H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 2.80 (2H, m), 3.10-3.50 (6H, m), 4.06 (1H, m), 7.74(1H, t, J=5.3 Hz), 7.85 (2H, m), 7.92-8.07 (3H, m), 8.19 (1H, m), 8.39(1H, m), 8.49 (1H, m).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 24 to 30are as follows.

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR109##                                                                   Ex. No.      R.sup.2         R.sup.1                                          ______________________________________                                        Example 24                                                                                  ##STR110##     H                                                Example 25                                                                                  ##STR111##     H                                                Example 26                                                                                  ##STR112##     H                                                Example 27                                                                                  ##STR113##     H                                                Example 28                                                                                  ##STR114##     H                                                Example 29                                                                                  ##STR115##     H                                                Example 30                                                                                  ##STR116##     H                                                ______________________________________                                    

Example 31 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(3-nitro)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 199 mg. MS (SIMS): 500 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 18.4 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.12-1.31 (2H, m), 1.37-1.53 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, d, J=7 Hz), 2.06 (2H, t,J=7 Hz), 2.12 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.70-2.90 (2H, m), 3.04-3.42 (6H, m),3.90-4.01 (1H, m), 7.75 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 7.87 (1H, t, J=8 Hz), 8.03 (1H,t, J=6 Hz), 8.13 (1H, d, J=7 Hz), 8.10-8.30 (1H, m), 8.40-8.66 (4H, m).

Example 32 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-nitro)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 54 mg. MS (SIMS): 500 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 20.7 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.21 (2H, m), 1.43 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, m), 2.05 (2H, m), 2.13 (2H, m),2.80 (2H, m), 3.05-3.43 (6H, m), 3.96 (1H, m), 7.74 (1H, t, J=5.3 Hz),8.01 (3H, m), 8.17 (1H, m), 8.38 (2H, m), 8.50 (1H, m), 8.60 (1H, d,J=9.2 Hz).

Example 33 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 113 mg. MS (SIMS): 497 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 24.5 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.23 (2H, m), 1.44 (3H, m), 1.76 (2H, m), 2.06 (4H, m), 2.24 (3H, s),2.54 (6H, s), 2.80 (2H, m), 3.10-3.30 (6H, m), 3.80 (1H, m), 6.98 (2H,s), 7.73 (1H, t, J=5.6 Hz), 7.91 (2H, m), 8.18 (1H, m), 8.46 (1H, m).

Example 34 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoro)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 8.0 mg. MS (SIMS): 545 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 23.5 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.21 (2H, m), 1.44 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, m), 2.06 (2H, t, J=6.6 Hz), 2.19(2H, m), 2.81 (2H, m), 3.10-3.40 (6H, m), 4.11 (1H, m), 7.76 (1H, t,J=5.6 Hz), 8.08 (1H, t, J=5.8 Hz), 8.10 (1H, m), 8.43 (1H, m), 9.23 (1H,d, J=9.2 Hz).

Example 35 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-fluoro)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 141 mg. MS (SIMS): 473 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 19.1 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.21 (2H, m), 1.44 (3H, m), 1.76 (2H, m), 2.06 (2H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 2.14(2H, t, J=6.9 Hz), 2.80 (2H, m), 3.05-3.40 (6H, m), 3.88 (1H, m), 7.39(2H, m), 7.84-7.75 (3H, m), 8.00 (1H, t, J=5.6 Hz), 8.21 (1H, d, J =9.2Hz), 8.21 (1H, m), 8.51 (1H, m).

Example 36 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-chloro)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 144 mg MS (SIMS): 489 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 20.4 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.13-1.33 (2H, m), 1.38-1.53 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, d, J=14 Hz), 2.09 (2H,t, J=7 Hz), 2.14 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.70-2.90 (2H, m), 3.02-3.50 (6H, m),3.83-3.97 (1H, m), 7.63 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.70-7.80 (3H, m), 8.00 (1H,bs), 8.22 (1H, bs), 8.29 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.54 (1H, bs).

Example 37 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-bromo)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 59 mg. MS (SIMS): 535, 533 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 23.5 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1 %/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.12-1.30 (2H, m), 1.37-1.52 (3H, m), 1.70-1.85 (2H, m), 2.06 (2H, t,J=7 Hz), 2.14 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.70-2.90 (2H, m), 3.02-3.95 (7H, m),7.68 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.78 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.70-7.80 (1H, m), 8.00 (1H,t, J=6 Hz), 8.19 (1H, bs), 8.29 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.49 (1H, bs).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 31 to 37are as follows.

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR117##                                                                   Ex. No.      R.sup.2         R.sup.1                                          ______________________________________                                        Example 31                                                                                  ##STR118##     H                                                Example 32                                                                                  ##STR119##     H                                                Example 33                                                                                  ##STR120##     H                                                Example 34                                                                                  ##STR121##     H                                                Example 35                                                                                  ##STR122##     H                                                Example 36                                                                                  ##STR123##     H                                                Example 37                                                                                  ##STR124##     H                                                ______________________________________                                    

Example 38 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 152 mg. MS (SIMS): 483 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 22.3 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.19 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.00-1.25 (2H, m), 1.36-1.52 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, d,J=13 Hz), 2.00-2.20 (4H, m), 2.67 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 2.74-2.90 (2H, m),3.03-3.54 (6H, m), 3.80-3.92 (1H, m), 7.39 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.67 (2H, d,J=8 Hz), 7.70-7.80 (1H, m), 7.91-7.99 (1H, m), 8.04 (1H, d, J=9 Hz),8.15, 8.50 (2H, bs).

Example 39 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-t-butyl)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 125 mg. MS (SIMS): 511 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 28.4 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.22 (2H, m), 1.29 (9H, s), 1.43 (3H, m), 1.75 (2H, m), 2.05 (4H, m),2.80 (2H, m), 3.00-3.40 (6H, m), 3.87 (1H, m), 7.56 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz),7.68 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 7.74 (1H, t, J=5.6 Hz), 7.94 (1H, t, J=5.6 Hz),8.04 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.12 (1H, m), 8.47 (1H, m).

Example 40 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 74 mg. MS (SIMS): 485 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 17.3 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.13-1.30 (2H, m), 1.36-1.53 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, d, J=12 Hz), 2.06 (2H,t, J=7 Hz), 2.14 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.70-2.90 (2H, m), 3.00-3.95 (7H, m),3.82 (3H, s), 7.07 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.69 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.74 (1H, t,J=6 Hz), 7.95 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.95-8.02 (1H, m), 8.17, 8.48 (2H, bs).

Example 41 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(1-naphthalene)sulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 154 mg. MS (SIMS): 505 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 12.4 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.12-1.30 (2H, m), 1.36-1.53 (3H, m), 1.76 (2H, d, J=12 Hz), 1.90-2.10(4H, m), 2.72-2.90 (2H, m), 3.00-3.70 (6H, m), 3.85-3.95 (1H, m),7.58-7.77 (4H, m), 7.88 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 8.00-8.25 (4H, m), 8.40-8.54(2H, m), 8.64 (1H, d, J=8 Hz).

Example 42 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(5-dimethylamino-1-naphthalene)sulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 192 mg. MS (SIMS): 548 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 15.6 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.21 (2H, m), 1.42 (3H, m), 1.75 (2H, m), 1.90-2.06 (4H, m), 2.80 (2H,m), 2.82 (6H, s), 3.03-3.35 (6H, m), 3.80-4.00 (1H, m), 7.25 (1H, d,J=7.6 Hz), 7.59 (2H, m), 7.69 (1H, t, J=5.6 Hz), 7.85 (1H, t, J=5.6 Hz),8.10 (1H, m), 8.20 (1H, m), 8.28 (1H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 8.42 (2H, t, J=9.6Hz), 8.45 (1H, m).

Example 43 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(2-naphthalene)sulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 159 mg. MS (SIMS): 505 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 13.8 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.11-1.30 (2H, m), 1.35-1.51 (3H, m), 1.76 (2H, d, J=12 Hz), 2.00-2.16(4H, m), 2.70-2.90 (2H, m), 3.05-3.55 (6H, m), 3.89-4.00 (1H, m),7.60-7.85 (4H, m), 7.95-8.60 (8H, m).

Example 44 Synthesis of(2S)-2-ethanesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 82 mg. MS (SIMS): 407 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 12.1 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.20 (5H, m), 1.36-1.55 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, d, J=14 Hz), 2.06 (2H, t, J=7Hz), 2.23 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.81 (2H, q, J=12 Hz), 2.97 (2H, q, J=7 Hz),3.10-3.60 (6H, m), 3.90-4.04 (1H, m), 7.53 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.76 (1H, t,J=6 Hz), 8.03 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 8.20, 8.49 (2H, bs).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 38 to 44are as follows.

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Example 45 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-propanesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 54 mg. MS (SIMS): 421 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 8.88 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):0.94 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.10-1.35 (2H, m), 1.36-1.55 (3H, m), 1.60-1.85(4H, m), 1.95-2.10 (2H, m), 2.18-2.30 (2H, m), 2.80-3.75 (10H, m),3.90-4.02 (1H, m), 7.53 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.72 (1H, m), 8.00-8.08 (1H,m), 8.10-8.65 (2H, m).

Example 46 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethyl)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 219 mg. MS (SIMS): 527 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 24.5 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.10-1.32 (2H, m), 1.39-1.53 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, d, J=13 Hz), 2.07 (3H,s), 1.98-2.18 (4H, m), 2.51 (3H, s), 2.56 (3H, s), 2.71-2.90 (2H, m),3.05-4.00 (7H, m), 3.81 (3H, s), 6.76 (1H, s), 7.70-7.76 (1H, m), 7.80(1H, d, J=10 Hz), 7.90-7.98 (1H, m), 8.19 (1H, bs), 8.47 (1H, m).

Example 47 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-trifluoromethoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 216 mg. MS (SIMS): 539 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 25.6 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.12-1.31 (2H, m), 1.38-1.53 (3H, m), 1.76 (2H, d, J=13 Hz), 2.00-2.20(4H, m), 2.72-2.90 (2H, m), 3.05-3.75 (6H, m), 3.88-4.00 (1H, m), 7.56(2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.75 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 7.89 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.90 (1H,t, J=6 Hz), 8.20 (1H, bs), 8.34 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.52 (1H, bs).

Example 48 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-butoxy)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 143 mg. MS (SIMS): 527 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 29.7 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):0.94 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.12-1.31 (2H, m), 1.38-1.54 (5H, m), 1.64-1.83(4H, m), 2.06 (2H, d, J=7 Hz), 2.15 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.73-2.90 (2H, m),3.03-3.60 (6H, m), 3.79-3.88 (1H, m), 4.03 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 7.06 (2H, d,J=9 Hz), 7.67 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.74 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 7.93 (1H, d, J=9Hz), 7.97 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 8.17 (1H, bs), 8.46 (1H, bs).

Example 49 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-propyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 146 mg. MS (SIMS): 497 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 26.4 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):0.88 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.12-1.32 (2H, m), 1.35-1.51 (3H, m), 1.55-1.69(2H, m), 1.70-1.85 (2H, m), 2.00-2.20 (4H, m), 2.56-2.70 (2H, m),2.72-2.80 (2H, m), 3.00-3.95 (7H, m), 7.37 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.66 (2H, d,J=8 Hz), 7.72-7.80 (1H, m), 7.91-8.10 (2H, m), 8.10-8.76 (2H, m).

Example 50 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-isopropyl)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as Example 2.

Yield: 226 mg. MS (SIMS): 497 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 25.8 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.21 (6H, d, J=7 Hz), 1.05-1.25 (2H, m), 1.38-1.54 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, d,J=14 Hz), 2.00-2.20 (4H, m), 2.72-2.90 (2H, m), 2.91-3.90 (8H, m), 7.42(2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.68 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.74 (1H, bs), 7.95 (1H, bs),8.26 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.20, 8.52 (2H, bs).

Example 51 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicacid ethyl ester (462 mg), which is prepared in the same manner as inthe synthesis of the compound of Example 2-(6), is dissolved in amixture of TFA (10 ml) and anisole (1 ml) under ice-cooling, and themixture is stirred for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture is concentratedunder reduced pressure, and the residue is dissolved in water. Themixture is washed with ether, and the aqueous layer is concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue is purified by HPLC to give thetitle compound (227 mg) as a colorless powder.

MS (SIMS): 483 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 22.1 min. (Column: YMC-ODS4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent; A solution; 0.1%TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flow rate: 1 ml/min.,Gradient: The concentration of the B solution is increased from 10% at arate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.99 (3H, t, J=7 Hz),1.11-1.30 (2H, m), 1.36-1.50 (3H, m), 1.77 (2H, d, J=14 Hz), 2.08 (2H,t, J=7 Hz), 2.14 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.72-2.90 (2H, m), 3.05-3.50 (6H, m),3.78 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 3.90-4.00 (1H, m), 7.52-7.68 (3H, m), 7.71-7.80(3H, m), 7.98-8.55 (4H, m).

Example 52 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid (5-indanyl) Ester

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as Example 51.

Yield: 239 mg. MS (SIMS): 571 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 35.1 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.10-1.30 (2H, m), 1.35-1.50 (3H, m), 1.68-1.80 (2H, m), 1.90-2.10 (4H,m), 2.15-2.25 (2H, m), 2.70-2.90 (6H, m), 3.10-3.30 (6H, m), 4.13-4.25(1H, m), 6.52-6.65 (2H, m), 7.16 (1H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.55-7.90 (6H, m),8.10-8.30 (2H, m), 8.40-8.65 (2H, m).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 45 to 52are as follows.

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Example 53 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(4-piperidyl)butanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt (1)(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(3-(4-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)butanoyl)aminopropanoyl)aminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(3-t-butoxycarbonylaminopropanoyl)aminopropanoicacid ethyl ester (500 mg), which is prepared in the same manner as inthe synthesis of the compound of Example 1-(4), is dissolved inacetonitrile (5 ml), and thereto is added dropwise methanesulfonic acid(371 μl) under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred for 1.5 hour. Tothe mixture are added successively DMF (5 ml) and triethylamine (637 μl)under ice-cooling, and to the mixture are added the compound (335 mg)obtained in Example 5-(1), HOBT.H₂ O (170 mg), and further thereto areadded WSC.HCl (241 mg), and triethylamine (159 μl), and the mixture isstirred at room temperature for 20 hours. The mixture is poured intowater, and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layeris washed successively with a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), and dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, andthe filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (738 mg).

(2)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)butanoyl)aminopropanoyl)aminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The compound (738 mg) obtained in the above (1) is dissolved in ethanol(20 ml) and thereto is added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 300 mg), andthe mixture is stirred at room temperature for two hours under hydrogenatmosphere. The insoluble materials are removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give an aminecompound (597 mg).

The amine compound (339 mg) is dissolved in dichloromethane (10 ml), andthereto are added benzenesulfonyl chloride (146 mg) and triethylamine(250 μl) and the mixture is stirred for one hour. The mixture isevaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and to theresidue is added ethyl acetate. The mixture is washed successively with1N hydrochloric acid (twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturatedaqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (twice), and a saturatedbrine (twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccantis removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue is purified by silica gel column chromatography(silica gel; 30 g, solvent; chloroform/methanol=20:1). The fractionscontaining the title compound are concentrated under reduced pressure togive the title compound (483 mg).

(3)(2S)-3-(3-(4-(4-Piperidyl)butanoyl)aminopropanoyl)amino-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (40 mg) obtained in the above (2) is dissolved in ethanol(5 ml) and thereto is added an aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide(LiOH; 195 mg, water; 5 ml), and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 12 hours. The mixture is evaporated under reducedpressure to remove the solvent, and the pH value of the residue isadjusted to pH 2 with 10% citric acid, and extracted three times withethyl acetate. The extract is washed twice with a saturated brine, anddried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresidue is dissolved in TFA (10 ml) under ice-cooling, and the mixtureis stirred for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture is concentrated underreduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLC to give a whitepowder (277 mg).

MS (SIMS): 469 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 19.8 min. (Column: YMC-ODS4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent; A solution; 0.1%TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flow rate: 1 ml/min.,Gradient: The concentration of the B solution is increased from 10% at arate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.17 (4H, m), 1.47 (3H, m),1.76 (2H, m), 2.02 (2H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 2.11 (2H, m), 2.80 (2H, m),3.00-3.35 (6H, m), 3.88 (1H, m), 7.57 (3H, m), 7.69 (1H, t, J=5.9 Hz),7.76 (2H, m), 7.96 (1H, t, J=6.3 Hz), 8.14 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.14 (1H,m), 8.43 (1H, m).

Example 54 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-(4-piperidylmethylcarbamoyl)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) (1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)methylamine

4-Piperidylmethylamine (1.0 g) is dissolved in DMF (20 ml), and theretoare added 18-crown-6 (3.47 g), p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (3.66g) and triethylamine (1.46 ml) under ice-cooling, and the mixture isstirred for two hours. To the mixture is added di-t-butyl dicarbonate(2.29 g), and the mixture is further stirred for two hours. The mixtureis evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and 10%aqueous citric acid solution is added to the residue. The mixture iswashed twice with ether, and the aqueous layer is basified with sodiumhydrogen carbonate. The mixture is extracted three times with ethylacetate, and the organic layer is dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate.The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.46 g).

(2) 4-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidy)methylcarbamoylbutanoic Acid

The compound (1.46 g) obtained in the above (1) is dissolved indichloromethane (20 ml), and thereto are added glutaric anhydride (0.86g) and triethylamine (1.14 ml), and the mixture is stirred for twohours. To the mixture is added dropwise N-(3-aminopropyl)morpholine (0.3ml), and the mixture is further stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture isevaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and thereto isadded 10% aqueous citric acid solution, and extracted with ethylacetate. The organic layer is dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate,and the desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.54 g).

(3) (2S)-2-Amino-3-t-butoxycarbonylaminopropanoic Acid Ethyl Ester

(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-t-butoxycarbonylaminopropanoic acidethyl ester (3.0 g), which is prepared in the same manner as thesynthesis of the compound of Example 1-(3), is dissolved in a mixture ofethyl acetate (10 ml) and ethanol (15 ml), and thereto is 10%palladium-carbon (50% wet, 1.5 g), and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 4.5 hours under hydrogen atmosphere. The insolublematerials are removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.84 g) as an oilyproduct.

(4) (2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-t-butoxycarbonylaminopropanoic AcidEthyl Ester

The compound obtained in the above (3) is dissolved in dichloromethane(15 ml), and thereto are added triethylamine (2.0 ml) andbenzenesulfonyl chloride (1.57 ml) at room temperature, and the mixtureis stirred for 30 minutes. To the mixture are further addedtriethylamine (0.57 ml) and benzenesulfonyl chloride (0.52 ml), and themixture is further stirred for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture ispoured into water, and the mixture is extracted three times with ethylacetate. The extract is washed successively with 1N hydrochloric acid(twice), a saturated brine (once), a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution (twice) and a saturated brine (twice), and dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, andthe filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue ispurified by silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 100 g,solvent; hexane/ethyl acetate=1:1). The fractions containing the titlecompound are concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (2.69 g) as a colorless powder.

(5)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-((1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)methylcarbamoyl)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The compound (100 mg) obtained in the above (4) is dissolved inacetonitrile (3 ml) and thereto is added dropwise methanesulfonic acid(87 μl) under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred for one hour. Tothe mixture are added successively DMF (3 ml), triethylamine (150 μl),the compound (100 mg) obtained in the above (2), HOBT.H₂ O (40 mg) andWSC.HCl (60 mg) under ice-cooling, and further thereto is added dropwisetriethylamine (37 μl), and the mixture is stirred at room temperaturefor 20 hours. The reaction mixture is poured into water, and the mixtureis extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washedsuccessively with a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution(twice), 10% aqueous citric acid solution (twice), and a saturated brine(twice), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant isremoved by filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reducedpressure to give the title compound (160 mg).

(6)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-(4-piperidylmethylcarbamoyl)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (160 mg) obtained in the above (5) is dissolved in ethanol(3 ml) and thereto is added an aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide(LiOH; 60 mg, water; 3 ml), and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 3 hours. The mixture is evaporated under reducedpressure to remove the solvent, and the pH value of the residue isadjusted to pH 2 with 10% aqueous citric acid solution, and extractedthree times with ethyl acetate. The extract is washed twice with asaturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in TFA (5 ml) underice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred for 40 minutes. The reactionmixture is concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue ispurified by HPLC to give a white powder (126 mg).

MS (SIMS): 455 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 14.7 min. (Column: YMC-ODS4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent; A solution; 0.1%TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flow rate: 1 ml/min.,Gradient: The concentration of the B solution is increased from 10% at arate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.25 (2H, m), 1.58-1.76(5H, m), 1.92-2.06 (4H, m), 2.81 (2H, m), 2.95 (2H, t, J=6.3 Hz), 3.07(1H, m), 3.27 (3H, m), 3.86 (1H, m), 7.57 (3H, m), 7.75 (2H, m), 7.85(2H, m), 8.13 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.15 (1H, m), 8.49 (1H, m).

Example 55 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(2-(4-piperidyloxy)ethanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 2-(1-Benzyloxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)oxyacetic Acid

t-Butyl 2-(1-benzyloxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)oxyacetate (11.0 g), which isprepared by the method disclosed in J. Med. Chem., 35, 4393 (1992), isstirred in 4N hydrogen chloride/dioxane at room temperature for fourhours, and the mixture is evaporated under reduced pressure to removethe solvent to give the title compound (9.2 g) as a pale yellow oil.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.52-1.70 (2H, m), 1.78-1.96 (2H, m), 3.15-3.28(2H, m), 3.56-3.68 (1H, m), 3.74-3.92 (2H, m), 4.17 (2H, s), 5.15 (2H,s), 7.28-7.42 (5H, m).

(2)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(2-(1-benzyloxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)oxyethanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicacid ethyl ester (100 mg), which is prepared in the same manner as thesynthesis of the compound of Example 1-(5), is subjected tode-t-butoxycarbonylation in the same manner as in Example 1-(8), and theresulting compound is condensed with the compound (73 mg) obtained inthe above (1) to give the title compound (144 mg).

(3)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(2-(1-benzyloxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)oxyethanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid

The compound (144 mg) obtained in the above (2) is dissolved in DMF (3ml), and thereto is added 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (698 μl)under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred for 1.5 hour. The pH valuethereof is adjusted to pH 2 with 10% aqueous citric acid solution, andextracted three times with ethyl acetate. The extract is washed twicewith a saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the title compound (92 mg).

(4)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(2-(4-piperidyl)oxyethanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (92 mg) obtained in the above (3) is dissolved in methanol(20 ml), and thereto are added acetic acid (100 μl) and 10%palladium-carbon (50% wet, 100 mg), and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for three hours under hydrogen atmosphere. The insolublematerials are removed by filtration, and the filtrate is evaporatedunder reduced pressure to remove the solvent. The residue is purified byHPLC to give a white powder (31 mg).

MS (SIMS): 483 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 14.8 min. (Column: YMC-ODS4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent; A solution; 0.1%TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flow rate: 1 ml/min.,Gradient: The concentration of the B solution is increased from 10% at arate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.65-1.80 (2H, m),1.85-2.00 (2H, m), 2.10-2.25 (2H, m), 2.90-3.40 (7H, m), 3.45-4.20 (5H,m), 7.50-7.65 (3H, m), 7.70-7.80 (3H, m), 7.98-8.16 (1H, m), 8.15 (1H,d, J=9 Hz), 8.46 (2H, s).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 53 to 55are as follows. ##STR141##

Example 56 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-butanesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 4-(4-Cyanophenoxy)butanoic Acid Ethyl Ester

4-Cyanophenol (5.0 g) is dissolved in DMF (6 ml), and thereto are addedethyl 4-bromobutanate (7.94 ml) and potassium carbonate (6.4 g), and themixture is stirred at room temperature for 74 hours. The reactionmixture is poured into water, and the colorless precipitates arecollected by filtration and washed with water to give the title compound(9.5 g).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.26 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.05-2.25 (2H, m), 2.52(2H, t, J=7 Hz), 4.07 (2H, t, J=6.3 Hz), 4.15 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 6.94 (2H,d, J=9.2 Hz), 7.58 (2H, d, J=9.2 Hz).

(2) 4-(4-Amidinophenoxy)butanoic Acid Ethyl Ester Hydroiodide

The compound (3 g) obtained in the above (1) is dissolved in a mixtureof pyridine (75 ml) and triethylamine (15 ml), and thereto is blownhydrogen sulfide gas for 30 minutes under ice-cooling. To the mixture isfurther blown hydrogen sulfide gas for three hours at room temperature,and the mixture is stirred for 20 hours. The hydrogen sulfide is removedby blowing nitrogen gas into the mixture, and the mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in acetone(60 ml) and thereto is added methyl iodide (5 ml), and the mixture isheated with stirring at 50° C. for 30 minutes. After cooling, themixture is concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue isdissolved in methanol (100 ml) and thereto is added ammonium acetate(2.05 g). The mixture is heated with stirring at 70° C. for 3.5 hours.After cooling, nitrogen gas is blown into the mixture, and the mixtureis concentrated under reduced pressure. Ether is added to the residue,and the precipitates are collected by filtration to give the titlecompound (2.74 g).

MS (SIMS): 251 [M+1]⁺. ¹ H-NMR (CD₃ OD) δ (ppm): 1.16 (3H, t, J=7 Hz),1.95-2.1 (2H, m), 2.45 (2H, t, J=7.3 Hz), 4.0-4.15 (4H, m), 7.05 (2H, d,J=9.2 Hz), 7.71 (2H, d, J=9.2 Hz).

(3) 4-(4-Amidinophenoxy)butanoic Acid

The compound (500 mg) obtained in the above (2) is dissolved in amixture of 1N hydrochloric acid (5 ml) and acetic acid (5 ml), and themixture is stirred at 50° C. for 8 hours. The reaction mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is dried to givethe title compound (388 mg) as a brown solid.

MS (SIMS): 323 [M+1]⁺. ¹ H-NMR (CD₃ OD) δ (ppm): 1.95-2.1 (2H, m), 2.43(2H, t, J=7.3 Hz), 4.08 (2H, t, J=6.3 Hz), 7.06 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.71(2H, d, J=9 Hz).

(4) (2S)-2-Butanesulfonylamino-3-t-butoxycarbonylaminopropanoic AcidEthyl Ester

The title compound is prepared from the compound (350 mg) obtained inExample 54-(3) by using butanesulfonyl chloride in the same manner as inExample 54-(4).

Yield: 438 mg. ¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 0.94 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.31 (3H,t, J=7 Hz), 1.44 (9H, s), 1.35-1.55 (2H, m), 1.7-1.9 (2H, m), 2.95-3.1(2H, m), 3.4-3.65 (2H, m), 4.1-4.35 (3H, m), 4.94 (1H, bs), 5.42 (1H,bd, J=8.3 Hz).

(5)(2S)-3-(4-(4-Amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-butanesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (151 mg) obtained in the above (4) is dissolved inacetonitrile (1.5 ml) and thereto is added a solution of methanesulfonicacid (206 mg) in acetonitrile (0.8 ml) under ice-cooling, and themixture is stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. To the reactionmixture are added successively DMF (2 ml), triethylamine (300 μl), thecompound (133 mg) obtained in the above (3), HOBT.H₂ O (80 mg) andWSC.HCl (100 mg) under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 22 hours. The reaction mixture is concentrated underreduced pressure.

The residue is washed with ether, and thereto is added a mixture of 1Nhydrochloric acid (10 ml) and acetic acid (10 ml), and the mixture isstirred at 60° C. for 16 hours. The reaction mixture is concentratedunder reduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLC to give thetitle compound (92 mg) as a colorless powder.

MS (SIMS): 429 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 20.1 min. (Column: YMC-ODS4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent; A solution; 0.1%TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flow rate: 1 ml/min.,Gradient: The concentration of the B solution is increased from 10% at arate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.87 (3H, t, J=7.3 Hz),1.30-1.50 (2H, m), 1.55-1.80 (2H, m), 1.90-2.10 (2H, m), 2.25 (2H, t,J=8 Hz), 2.90-3.05 (2H, m), 3.10-3.30 (1H, m), 3.35-3.50 (1H, m),3.90-4.05 (1H, m), 4.08 (2H, t, J=6.6 Hz), 7.15 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.54(1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.80 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.05 (1H, bt, J=6 Hz), 8.82(2H, bs), 9.12 (2H, bs).

Example 57 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-3-t-Butoxycarbonylamino-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The title compound is prepared from the compound (300 mg) obtained inExample 54-(3) by using 4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl chloride in the samemanner as in Example 54-(4).

Yield: 500 mg. ¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.15 (3H, t), 1.42 (9H, s), 3.46(2H, m), 3.86 (3H, s), 3.85-4.10 (1H, m), 4.02 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 4.92(1H, bs), 5.49 (1H, bd, J=7.6 Hz), 6.96 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.77 (2H, d,J=8.9 Hz).

(2)(2S)-3-(4-Amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared from the compound (133 mg) obtained inExample 56-(3) and the compound (172 mg) obtained in the above (1) inthe same manner as in Example 56-(5).

Yield: 100 mg. MS (SIMS): 479 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 22.3 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.80-2.00 (2H, m), 2.10-2.25 (2H, m), 3.00-3.20 (1H, m), 3.25-3.40 (1H,m), 3.80-3.95 (1H, m), 3.81 (3H, s), 4.05 (2H, t, J=6 Hz), 7.06 (2H, d,J=9 Hz), 7.14 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.69 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.80 (2H, d,J=8.9 Hz), 7.90-8.10 (2H, m), 8.87 (2H, bs), 9.13 (2H, bs).

Example 58 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 57.

Yield: 47 mg. MS (SIMS): 449 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 16.6 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 2%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.80-2.00 (2H, m), 2.10-2.25 (2H, m), 3.00-3.20 (1H, m), 3.225-3.50 (1H,m), 3.85-4.00 (1H, m), 4.05 (2H, t, J=6.3 Hz), 7.15 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz),7.50-7.70 (3H, m), 7.70-7.90 (4H, m), 7.95-8.05 (1H, m), 8.15 (1H, d,J=8.9 Hz), 8.89 (2H, bs), 9.13 (2H, bs).

Example 59 Synthesis of(2S)-(3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-(2-nitro)benzenesulfonylaminopropanicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 57.

Yield: 61 mg. MS (SIMS): 494 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 23.5 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.80-2.00 (2H, m), 2.15-2.30 (2H, m), 3.15-3.35 (1H, m), 3.24-3.60 (1H,m), 4.00-4.15 (3H, m), 7.14 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.70-8.15 (7H, m), 8.42(1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 9.03 (2H, bs), 9.13 (2H, bs).

Example 60 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 57.

Yield: 43 mg. MS (SIMS): 491 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 29.4 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.75-1.95 (2H, m), 2.00-2.20 (2H, m), 2.19 (3H, s), 2.50 (6H, s),3.00-3.20 (1H, m), 3.25-3.40 (1H, m), 3.70-3.90 (1H, m), 4.01 (2H, t,J=6 Hz), 6.94 (2H, s), 7.11 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.77 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz),7.85-8.00 (2H, m), 8.88 (2H, bs), 9.09 (2H, bs).

Example 61 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-(4-fluoro)benzenesulfonylaminopropanicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 57.

Yield: 220 mg. MS (SIMS): 467 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 22.4 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.80-2.00 (2H, m), 2.10-2.25 (2H, m), 3.05-3.20 (1H, m), 3.25-3.40 (1H,m), 3.80-4.00 (1H, m), 4.06 (2H, t, J=6 Hz), 7.15 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz),7.40 (2H, dd, J=8.9 Hz), 7.75-7.90 (4H, m), 8.02 (1H, bt, J=5.9 Hz),8.23 (1H, d, J=9.2 Hz), 8.82 (2H, bs), 9.13 (2H, bs).

Example 62 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-(1-naphthalene)sulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 57.

Yield: 67 mg. MS (SIMS): 499 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 27.3 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.75-2.10 (4H, m), 3.05-3.20 (1H, m), 3.25-3.40 (1H, m), 3.75-3.90 (1H,m), 4.00 (2H, t, J=6 Hz), 7.13 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.55-7.85 (4H, m.),7.80 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.00-8.25 (4H, m), 8.64 (1H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 9.05(2H, bs), 9.10 (2H, bs).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 56 to 62are as follows.

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Example 63 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenoxy)pentanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 5-(4-Cyanophenoxy)pentanoic Acid Ethyl Ester

4-Cyanophenol (5.0 g) is dissolved in DMF (40 ml), and thereto are addedethyl 5-bromopentanoate (11.4 g) and potassium carbonate (6.38 g), andthe mixture is stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. The reactionmixture is poured into water, and the mixture is extracted three timeswith ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washed successively with asaturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, water and asaturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue is purified by silica gel columnchromatography (silica gel; 100 g, solvent; hexane/ethyl acetate=5:1 to5:2). The fractions containing the title compound are concentrated underreduced pressure to give the title compound (9.86 g).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.26 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.75-1.95 (4H, m), 2.39(2H, t, J=6.9 Hz), 4.02 (2H, t, J=5.9 Hz), 4.14 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 6.93(2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.57 (2H, d, J=9 Hz).

(2) 5-(4-Amidinophenoxy)pentanoic Acid

The title compound is prepared from the compound (1.30 g) obtained inthe above (1) in the same manner as in Example 56-(2) and -(3).

Yield: 1.66 g. ¹ H-NMR (CD₃ OD) δ (ppm): 1.6-1.9 (4H, m), 2.31 (2H, t,J=7 Hz), 4.05 (2H, t, J=5.9 Hz), 7.06 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.71 (2H, d, J=9Hz).

(3)(2S)-3-(5-(4-Amidinophenoxy)pentanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared from the compound (134 mg) obtained inthe above (2) and the compound (154 mg) obtained in Example 57-(1) inthe same manner as in Example 56-(5).

Yield: 91 mg. MS (SIMS): 493 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 24.1 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.50-1.80 (4H, m), 2.00-2.15 (2H, m), 3.00-3.20 (1H, m), 3.20-3.20 (1H,m), 3.75-3.90 (1H, m), 3.81 (3H, s), 4.06 (2H, bt, J=6 Hz), 7.06 (2H, d,J=8.9 Hz), 7.14 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.69 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.80 (2H, d,J=8.9 Hz), 7.85-8.00 (2H, m), 8.86 (2H, bs), 9.12 (2H, bs).

Example 64 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenoxy)pentanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 63.

Yield: 283 mg. MS (SIMS): 463 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 22.5 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.50-1.80 (4H, m), 2.00-2.10 (2H, m), 3.00-3.15 (1H, m), 3.25-3.35 (1H,m), 3.80-3.95 (1H, m), 4.06 (2H, bt, J=6 Hz), 7.15 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz),7.50-7.65 (3H, m), 7.70-7.85 (4H, m), 7.90 (1H, bt, J=5.6 Hz), 8.12 (1H,d, J=9.2 Hz), 8.90 (2H, bs), 9.12 (2H, bs).

Example 65 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenoxy)pentanoylamino)-2-butanesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 63.

Yield: 324 mg. MS (SIMS): 443 [M+1]⁺. HPLC Retention time: 22.1 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):0.84 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.25-1.45 (2H, m), 1.50-1.80 (6H, m), 2.15 (2H,bt, J=7 Hz), 2.90-3.00 (2H, m), 3.15-3.50 (2H, m), 3.90-4.00 (1H, m),4.07 (2H, bt, J=6 Hz), 7.14 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.53 (1H, d, J=9.2 Hz),7.81 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.99 (1H, bt, J=6 Hz), 8.95 (2H, bs), 9.12 (2H,bs).

Example 66 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenyl)pentanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 5-(4-Cyanophenyl)pentanoic Acid

4-Bromobenzonitrile (2.82 g) is dissolved in DMF (17 ml), and theretoare added tetrabutylammonium chloride (2.83 g), which is made anhydrousform by azeothropic distillation in benzene, triphenylphosphine (137mg), palladium (II) acetate (117 mg) and potassium acetate (6.13 g), andthereto is added dropwise a solution of 4-pentenoic acid (1.05 g) in DMF(6 ml). The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 24 hours, andpoured into 3% aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (70 ml), andthe aqueous layer is washed with ethyl acetate. The pH value of theaqueous layer is adjusted to pH 2 with 10% hydrochloric acid, andextracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washed with asaturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure.

The residue (816 mg) is dissolved in methanol (50 ml), and thereto isadded 5% palladium-calcium carbonate (100 mg), and the mixture isstirred for one hour under hydrogen atmosphere. The insoluble materialsare removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentrated underreduced pressure to give the title compound (824 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CD₃ OD) δ (ppm): 1.45-1.70 (4H, m), 2.15-2.3 (2H, m), 2.55-2.7(2H, m), 7.30 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.54 (2H, d, J=8 Hz).

(2)(2S)-3-(5-(4-Cyanophenyl)pentanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The compound (140 mg) obtained in Example 57-(1) is dissolved inacetonitrile (1.5 ml), and thereto is added a solution ofmethanesulfonic acid (168 mg) in acetonitrile (0.8 ml) underice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30minutes. To the reaction mixture are added successively DMF (1 ml),triethylamine (240 μl), the compound (85 mg) obtained in the above (1),HOBT.H₂ O (64 mg) and WSC.HCl (81 mg) under ice-cooling, and the mixtureis stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The mixture is poured intowater, and the mixture is extracted three times with ethyl acetate. Theorganic layer is washed successively with a saturated aqueous sodiumhydrogen carbonate solution (twice), 10% aqueous citric acid solution(twice) and a saturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and thefiltrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purifiedby silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 30 g, solvent;chloroform/methanol=25:1). The fractions containing the title compoundare concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (133mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.13 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.55-1.75 (4H, m),2.15-2.3 (2H, m), 2.6-2.75 (2H, m), 3.4-3.75 (2H, m), 3.86 (3H, s),3.85-4.05 (1H, m), 4.01 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 5.80 (1H, bd, J=8.3 Hz), 6.25(1H, bt, J=5.9 Hz), 6.95 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.27 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.55(2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.76 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz).

(3)(2S)-3-(5-(4-Amidinophenyl)pentanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester Hydroiodide

The title compound is prepared from the compound (130 mg) obtained inthe above (2) in the same manner as in Example 56-(2).

Yield: 150 mg.

(4)(2S)-3-(5-(4-Amidinophenyl)pentanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

To the compound (150 mg) obtained in the above (3) is added a mixture of1N hydrochloric acid (7 ml) and acetic acid (7 ml), and the mixture isheated with stirring at 60° C. for 22 hours. The reaction mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLCto give the title compound (11 mg) as a colorless powder.

MS (SIMS): 477 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 12.5 min. (Column: YMC-ODS4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent; A solution; 0.1%TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flow rate: 1 ml/min.,Gradient: The concentration of the B solution is increased from 20% at arate of 2%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.35-1.65 (4H, m),1.95-2.10 (2H, m), 2.66 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 3.00-3.20 (1H, m), 3.20-3.40(1H, m), 3.70-3.85 (1H, m), 3.82 (3H, s), 7.06 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.44(2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.69 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.73 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.80-7.95(2H, m), 9.02 (2H, bs), 9.22 (2H, bs).

Example 67 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenyl)pentanoylamino-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 66.

Yield: 39 mg. MS (SIMS): 447 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 11.5 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 20% at a rate of 2%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.35-1.65 (4H, m), 1.95-2.10 (2H, m), 2.66 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 3.00-3.20(1H, m), 3.20-3.40 (1H, m), 3.80-3.95 (1H, m), 7.40-7.95 (10H, m), 8.13(1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 9.03 (2H, bs), 9.23 (2H, bs).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Example 63 to 67are as follows.

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Example 68 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(2-(4'-amidino-4-biphenylyl)ethanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 4'-Bromo-4-acetylbiphenyl

4-Bromobiphenyl (35 g) is dissolved in nitrobenzene (200 ml), andthereto is added aluminum chloride (25 g) under ice-cooling, and themixture is stirred at room temperature for four hours. The reactionmixture is poured into a mixture of 12N hydrochloric acid (150 ml) andice-water (150 ml), and extracted with chloroform. The organic layer iswashed with water, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue is recrystallized fromacetone-ethanol to give the title compound (33.5 g).

(2) 4'-Bromo-4-carboxymethylbiphenyl

The compound (3 g) obtained in the above (1) is suspended in morpholine(20 ml), and thereto is added sulfur (0.71 g), and the mixture isrefluxed with stirring for five hours. After cooling, the reactionmixture is poured into water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. Theorganic layer is washed with 1N hydrochloric acid (twice) and asaturated brine (twice), and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue is suspended in ethanol, and theprecipitates are collected by filtration.

The precipitates (3.32 g) are suspended in a mixture of ethanol (40 ml)and 20% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (7 ml), and the mixture isrefluxed with stirring for 3.5 hours. After cooling, the mixture isevaporated to remove the solvent, and the pH value of the residue isadjusted to pH 1 to 2 with 1N hydrochloric acid, and extracted twicewith ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washed with a saturated brine,and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed byfiltration, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresidue is suspended in ethanol, and the precipitates are collected byfiltration to give the title compound (840 mg) as a pale yellow powder.

(3) 4'-Cyano-4-carboxymethylbiphenyl

The compound (840 mg) obtained in the above (2) is dissolved in DMF (7ml), and thereto are added pyridine (10 μl) and cuprous cyanide (I) (410mg), and the mixture is refluxed with stirring for 8 hours. To themixture is further added cuprous cyanide (I) (410 mg), and the mixtureis refluxed with stirring for 7.5 hours. After cooling, to the mixtureis added a mixture of conc. aqueous ammonia (5 ml) and water (60 ml),and the precipitates are removed by filtration. The filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the pH value of the residue isadjusted to pH 11 with 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, and washedtwice with ether. The pH value of the residue is adjusted to pH 1 withconc. hydrochloric acid, and extracted three times with ethyl acetate.The organic layer is washed with a saturated brine, and dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, andthe filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (654 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 3.72 (2H, s), 7.43 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.53 (2H,d, J=9 Hz), 7.62-7.78 (4H, m).

(4)(2S)-3-(2-(4'-Cyano-4-biphenylyl)ethanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The compound (300 mg) obtained in Example 57-(1) is subjected tode-t-butoxycarbonylation in the same manner as in Example 66-(2), andthe resultant is condensed with the compound (284 mg) obtained in theabove (3) to give the title compound (350 mg).

(5)(2S)-3-(2-(4'-Amidino-4-biphenylyl)ethanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester Hydroiodide

The title compound is prepared from the compound (350 mg) obtained inthe above (4) in the same manner as in Example 56-(2).

Yield: 181 mg.

(6)(2S)-3-(2-(4'-Amidino-4-biphenylyl)ethanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared from the compound (181 mg) obtained inthe above (5) in the same manner as in Example 66-(4).

Yield: 95 mg. MS (SIMS): 511 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 29.0 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):3.05-3.50 (4H, m), 3.81 (3H, s), 3.75-3.90 (1H, m), 7.08 (2H, d, J=9Hz), 7.35 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.68-7.77 (4H, m), 7.87-8.03 (5H, m), 8.21(1H, bs), 9.00-9.42 (4H, m).

Example 69 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(2-(1-(4-amidinophenyl)-4-piperidyl)ethanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 4-Carboxyethoxymethylpiperidine Hydrochloride

The compound (2.19 g) obtained in Example 6-(1) is dissolved in 4Nhydrogen chloride-dioxane (30 ml), and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture is concentrated underreduced pressure to give the title compound (1.77 g) as a colorlesspowder.

(2) 2-(1-(4-Cyanophenyl)-4-piperidyl)ethanoic Acid Ethyl Ester

The compound (1.77 g) obtained in the above (1) is dissolved in DMSO (30ml), and thereto are added 4-chlorobenzonitrile (982 mg), and sodiumcarbonate (3.03 g), and the mixture is heated with stirring at 160° C.for 12.5 hours. After cooling, the reaction mixture is poured intowater, and extracted three times with chloroform. The organic layer iswashed with a saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by silicagel column chromatography (silica gel; 100 g, solvent; hexane/ethylacetate=3:1). The fractions containing the title compound areconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.38 g)as an oily product.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.27 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.35 (2H, m), 1.90 (2H,m), 2.10 (1H, m), 2.27 (2H, d, J=6.9 Hz), 2.90 (2H, m), 3.86 (2H, m),4.15 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 6.85 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.47 (2H, d, J=9 Hz).

(3) 2-(1-(4-Cyanophenyl)-4-piperidyl)ethanoic Acid

The compound (1.38 g) obtained in the above (2) is dissolved in amixture of methanol (20 ml) and THF (10 ml), and thereto is added anaqueous sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH; 2.1 g, water; 10 ml), and themixture is stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The pH value ofthe mixture is adjusted to pH 1 with conc. hydrochloric acid, and thereaction mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residueis added isopropanol, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature forone hour, and the precipitates are removed by filtration. The filtrateis concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (1.20g) as a powder.

(4)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(2-(1-(4-cyanophenyl)-4-piperidyl)ethanoylamino)propanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The compound (300 mg) obtained in Example 54-(4) is subjected tode-t-butoxycarbonylation in the same manner as in Example 66-(2), andthe resultant is condensed with the compound (236 mg) obtained in theabove (3) to give the title compound (411 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.15 (3H, t, J=8.9 Hz), 1.30-2.30 (7H, m), 2.90(2H, m), 3.40-4.20 (7H, m), 5.68 (1H, m), 6.10 (1H, m), 6.85 (2H, d, J=9Hz), 7.40-7.70 (5H, m), 7.85 (2H, d, J=9 Hz).

(5)(2S)-3-(2-(1-(4-Amidinophenyl)-4-piperidyl)ethanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester Hydroiodide

The title compound is prepared from the compound (411 mg) obtained inthe above (4) in the same manner as in Example 56-(2).

Yield: 739 mg.

(6)(2S)-3-(2-(1-(4-Amidinophenyl)-4-piperidyl)ethanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared from the compound (739 mg) obtained inthe above (5) in the same manner as in Example 66-(4).

Yield: 150 mg. MS (SIMS): 488 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 22.9 min.(Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent;A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flowrate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: The concentration of the B solution isincreased from 10% at a rate of 1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.05-1.22 (2H, m), 1.60-1.78 (2H, m), 1.82-2.00 (3H, m), 2.87-2.95 (2H,m), 3.05-3.18 (1H, m), 3.21-3.37 (1H, m), 3.83-4.00 (3H, m), 7.04 (2H,d, J=9 Hz), 7.50-7.80 (7H, m), 7.93 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 8.14 (1H, d, J=9Hz), 8.54 (2H, bs), 8.88 (2H, s).

Example 70 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(1-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoyl)-3-piperidylcarbonylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) N-t-Butoxycarbonylnipecotic Acid

Nipecotic acid (5.0 g) is suspended in a mixture of 1,4-dioxane (30 ml)and aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH; 1.6 g, water; 30 ml), andthereto is added (Boc)₂ O (9.3 g) under ice-cooling, and the mixture isstirred for five hours. The reaction mixture is washed with ether, andthe pH value of the mixture is adjusted to pH 1 with 1N hydrochloricacid, and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The organic layer iswashed with a saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (8.78 g)as a colorless powder.

(2)(2S)-3-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-3-piperidyl)carbonylamino-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The compound (300 mg) obtained in Example 57-(1) is subjected tode-t-butoxycarbonylation in the same manner as in Example 66-(2), andthe resultant is condensed with the compound (178 mg) obtained in theabove (1) to give the title compound (440 mg).

(3)(2S)-3-(1-(3-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-4-piperidyl)propanoyl)-3-piperidyl)carbonylamino-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The compound (440 mg) obtained in the above (2) is subjected tode-t-butoxycarbonylation in the same manner as in Example 66-(2), andthe resultant is condensed with the compound (249 mg) obtained inExample 2-(3) to give the title compound (600 mg).

(4)(2S)-2-(4-Methoxy)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(1-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoyl)-3-piperidyl)carbonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared from the compound (600 mg) obtained inthe above (3) in the same manner as in Example 2-(7) to give the titlecompound as a colorless powder.

Yield: 388 mg. MS (SIMS): 525 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 23.80 min.,24.5 min. (diastereomer mixture). (Column: YMC-ODS 4.6 mm.O slashed.×250mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent; A solution; 0.1% TFA/water, Bsolution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flow rate: 1 ml/min., Gradient: Theconcentration of the B solution is increased from 10% at a rate of1%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.10-1.88 (11H, m), 1.95-2.62 (5H,m), 2.70-3.90 (11H, m), 4.10-4.40 (1H, m), 7.07 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.69(2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.90-8.10 (2H, m), 8.20 (1H, bs), 8.50 (1H, bs).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Example 68 to 70are as follows. ##STR155##

Example 71 Platelet Aggregation Inhibitory Activity

The compounds of Examples 18 to 70 were tested in the same manner as inExample 17. The test results of the test compounds are shown in Table 2.

                  TABLE 2                                                         ______________________________________                                        Test results                                                                  Test Compound       IC.sub.50 (nM)                                            ______________________________________                                        The compound of Example 18                                                                        33                                                        The compound of Example 19                                                                        30                                                        The compound of Example 20                                                                        57                                                        The compound of Example 21                                                                        15                                                        The compound of Example 24                                                                        30                                                        The compound of Example 25                                                                        22                                                        The compound of Example 26                                                                        29                                                        The compound of Example 27                                                                        26                                                        The compound of Example 28                                                                        58                                                        The compound of Example 29                                                                        170                                                       The compound of Example 30                      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                                           The compound of Example 37                                                                        48                                                        The compound of Example 38                                                                        35                                                        The compound of Example 39                                                                        185                                                       The compound of Example 40                                                                         3                                                        The compound of Example 41                                                                        35                                                        The compound of Example 42                                                                        233                                                       The compound of 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                 170                                                       The compound of Example 50                                                                        203                                                       The compound of Example 53                                                                        111                                                       The compound of Example 54                                                                        79                                                        The compound of Example 55                                                                        300                                                       The compound of Example 56                                                                        90                                                        The compound of Example 57                                                                        18                                                        The compound of Example 58                                                                        96                                                        The compound of Example 59                                                                        34                                                        The compound of Example 60                                                                        31                                                        The compound of Example 61                                                                        24                                                        The compound of Example 62                                                                        26                                                        The compound of Example 63                                                                        15                                                        The compound of Example 64                                                                        32                                                        The compound of Example 65                                                                        79                                                        The compound of Example 66                                                                        16                                                        The compound of Example 67                                                                        32                                                        The compound of Example 68                                                                        43                                                        The compound of Example 69                                                                        29                                                        Thc compound of Example 70                                                                        57                    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Example 72 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(5-methoxy-1-naphthalene)sulfonylamino-3-(3-(3-(4-piperidyl)propanoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 2.

Yield: 162 mg. MS (SIMS): 535 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 24.9 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.12-1.32 (2H, m), 1.37-1.52 (3H, m), 1.70-1.82 (2H, m), 1.90-2.10 (4H,m), 2.72-2.90 (2H, m), 3.00-3.30 (4H, m), 3.75-3.90 (1H, m), 4.05 (3H,s), 7.06 (1H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.59-7.76 (3H, m), 7.86 (1H, t, J=8 Hz), 8.07(1H, d, J=8 Hz), 8.15-8.31 (3H, m), 8.46-8.62 (2H, m).

Example 73 Synthesis of(2R)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 1.

Yield: 99 mg. MS (SIMS): 462 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 14.6 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):2.20-2.36 (2H, m), 3.05-3.55 (4H, m), 3.85-3.96 (1H, m), 7.50-7.76 (3H,m), 7.77 (2H, d, J=6 Hz), 7.88 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.96-8.09 (4H, m), 8.15(1H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.70 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 9.23 (2H, s), 9.40 (2H, s).

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Example 74 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(2-methyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 19.

Yield: 73 mg. MS (SIMS): 476 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 18.7 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):2.20-2.40 (2H, m), 2.58 (3H, s), 3.08-3.40 (4H, m), 3.78-3.90 (1H, m),7.30-7.55 (3H, m), 7.79 (1H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.85-8.09 (5H, m), 8.15 (1H, d,J=8 Hz), 8.70 (1H, m), 9.25 (2H, s), 9.40 (2H, s).

Example 75 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(3-methyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 19.

Yield: 90 mg. MS (SIMS): 476 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 19.5 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):2.20-2.35 (2H, m), 2.36 (3H, s), 3.05-3.45 (4H, m), 3.85-3.95 (1H, m),7.37-7.62 (4H, m), 7.81-8.14 (6H, m), 8.70 (1H, m), 9.28 (2H, m), 9.40(2H, s).

Example 76 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-methyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 19.

Yield: 186 mg. MS (SIMS): 476 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 19.5 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):2.23-2.35 (2H, m), 2.36 (3H, s), 3.05-3.50 (4H, m), 3.83-3.94 (1H, m),7.36 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.65 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.84-8.10 (6H, m), 8.66-8.75(1H, m), 9.29 (2H, s), 9.40 (2H, s).

Example 77 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(2-nitro)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

To a solution of(2S)-2-(2-nitro)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicacid ethyl ester (0.701 g), which is prepared in the same manner as inExample 1-(4) and -(5), in acetonitrile (2 ml) is added dropwise asolution of methanesulfonic acid (0.690 g) in acetonitrile at atemperature below 20° C., and the mixture is stirred at room temperaturefor 30 minutes. To the mixture are added successively DMF (10 ml) andtriethylamine (741 mg) at a temperature below 20° C. To the mixture areadded N-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-amidinobenzoic acid (0.417 g), which isprepared in Example 1-(7), and HOBT.H₂ O (0.213 g), and further theretois added WSC.HCl (0.303 g) at 5-10° C., and the mixture is stirred for30 minutes. The mixture is further stirred at room temperature for 12hours, and the reaction mixture is concentrated under reduce pressure.To the residue is added TFA (10 ml) under ice-cooling, and the mixtureis stirred at room temperature for one hour. The mixture is evaporatedunder reduced pressure to remove the TFA, and thereto is added ether,and the supernatant is removed. To the residue are added acetic acid (20ml) and 1N hydrochloric acid (20 ml), and the mixture is heated withstirring at 50-60° C. for 13 hours. The reaction mixture is concentratedunder reduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLC to give awhite powder (357 mg).

MS (SIMS): 507 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 18.3 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 2.28-2.42 (2H, m),3.15-3.40 (4H, m), 4.03-4.16 (1H, m), 7.80-8.07 (8H, m), 8.09-8.17 (1H,m), 8.41 (1H, d, J=8 Hz), 8.71 (1H, t, J=5 Hz), 9.28 (2H, s), 9.40 (2H,s).

Example 78 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-fluoro)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 19.

Yield: 137 mg. MS (SIMS): 480 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 17.3 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):2.31 (2H, t, J=8 Hz), 3.05-3.45 (4H, m), 3.85-3.97 (1H, m), 7.40 (2H,dd, J=8.5, 9 Hz), 7.82 (2H, dd, J=8.5, 9 Hz), 7.88 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz),8.01 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 8.06 (1H, m), 8.22 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.71 (1H, t,J=5 Hz), 9.23 (2H, s), 9.40 (2H, s).

Example 79 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 22.

Yield: 120 mg. MS (SIMS): 518 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 29.1 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):0.97 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.17 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.31 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.66(2H, q, J=7 Hz), 3.10-3.49 (4H, m), 3.76 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 3.89-4.00 (1H,m), 7.40 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.66 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.88 (2H, d, J=9 Hz),8.06 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.09 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 8.26 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.72(1H, t, J=5.5 Hz), 9.29 (2H, s), 9.40 (2H, s).

Example 80 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

To the compound (120 mg) obtained in Example 79 are added 1Nhydrochloric acid (5 ml) and acetic acid (5 ml), and the mixture isheated with stirring at 60° C. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure, and purified by HPLC to give thetitle compound (90.4 mg) as a white powder.

MS (SIMS): 490 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 23.5 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.17 (3H, t, J=8Hz), 2.23-2.36 (2H, m), 2.66 (2H, q, J=8 Hz), 3.08-3.50 (4H, m), 3.78(1H, m), 7.38 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.68 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.87 (2H, d, J=8Hz), 7.80-7.90 (1H, m), 7.94-8.05 (1H, m), 8.02 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 8.72(1H, t, J=5 Hz), 9.36 (2H, s), 9.42 (2H, s).

Example 81 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(2-amino)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

To a solution of the compound (85 mg) obtained in Example 77 in ethanol(5 ml) is added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 100 mg), and the mixtureis stirred at room temperature for 3 hours under hydrogen atmosphere.The insoluble materials are removed by filtration and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by HPLC togive the title compound (58 mg).

MS (SIMS): 477 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 15.1 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 2.28-2.37 (2H, m),3.06-3.19 (2H, m), 3.6-3.49 (4H, m), 3.72-3.85 (1H, m), 6.57 (1H, t, J=7Hz), 6.78 (1H, d, J=7 Hz), 7.23 (1H, t, J=7 Hz), 7.45 (1H, d, J=7 Hz),7.84-8.05 (6H, m), 8.70 (1H, t, J×5.5 Hz) 9.18 (2H, s), 9.40 (2H, s).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 74 to 81are as follows.

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Example 82 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-(2-trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 57.

Yield: 295 mg. MS (SIMS): 517 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 26.2 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.80-2.00 (2H, m), 2.15-2.25 (2H, m), 3.25-3.50 (2H, m), 3.95-4.15 (3H,m), 7.14 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.70-8.00 (5H, m), 8.00-8.20 (2H, m), 8.21(1H, d, J=9.2 Hz), 8.87 (2H, bs), 9.13 (2H, bs).

Example 83 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 57.

Yield: 241 mg. MS (SIMS): 477 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 27.1 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.17 (3H, t, J=8 Hz), 1.80-2.00 (2H, m), 2.05-2.25 (2H, m), 2.65 (2H, q,J=8 Hz), 3.00-3.20 (1H, m), 3.25-3.45 (1H, m), 3.80-3.95 (1H, m), 4.05(2H, t, J=6.0 Hz), 7.14 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.38 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 7.67(2H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 7.81 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.99 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 8.06(1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 9.02 (2H, bs), 9.14 (2H, bs).

Example 84 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-(2-amino)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

To a solution of the compound (100 mg) obtained in Example 59 in ethanol(10 ml) is added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 150 mg), and the mixtureis subjected to hydrogenation at room temperature for 3.5 hours. Thecatalyst is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue is purified by HPLC to give thetitle compound (50 mg) as a white powder.

MS (SIMS): 464 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 19.8 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.80-2.00 (2H, m),2.05-2.25 (2H, m), 3.00-3.50 (2H, m), 3.70-3.85 (1H, m), 4.05 (2H, bt,J=6 Hz), 6.50-6.60 (1H, m), 6.77 (1H, dd, J=0.7, 8.2 Hz), 7.14 (2H, d,J=8.9 Hz), 7.22 (1H, ddd, J=1.7, 7.3, 8.6 Hz), 7.44 (1H, dd, J=1.3, 7.9Hz), 7.80 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.90 (1H, bt, J=5.9 Hz), 7.95 (1H, d, J=8.9Hz), 8.87 (2H, bs), 9.12 (2H, bs).

Example 85 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenoxy)pentanoylamino)-2-(2-nitro)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 63.

Yield: 69 mg MS (SIMS): 508 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 25.5 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.50-1.80 (4H, m), 2.00-2.20 (2H, m), 3.15-3.55 (2H, m), 4.00-4.15 (3H,m), 7.15 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.75-8.10 (7H, m), 8.39 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz),8.88 (2H, bs), 9.12 (2H, bs).

Example 86 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenoxy)pentanoylamino)-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 63.

Yield: 191 mg. MS (SIMS): 505 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 30.6 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.45-1.80 (4H, m), 1.90-2.10 (2H, m), 2.23 (3H, s), 2.49 (3H, s), 2.51(3H, s), 3.00-3.40 (2H, m), 3.70-3.90 (1H, m), 4.00-4.15 (2H, m), 6.98(2H, s), 7.14 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.80 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.85-8.00 (2H,m), 8.85 (2H, bs), 9.12 (2H, bs).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 82 to 86are as follows.

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Example 87 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenyl)pentanoylamino)-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 66.

Yield: 225 mg. MS (SIMS): 489 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 30.7 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.35-1.65 (4H, m), 1.90-2.10 (2H, m), 2.23 (3H, s), 2.50 (3H, s), 2.53(3H, s), 2.66 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 3.00-3.20 (1H, m), 3.20-3.50 (1H, m),3.70-3.90 (1H, m), 6.98 (2H, s), 7.44 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.73 (2H, d, J=8Hz), 7.80-8.00 (2H, m), 9.03 (2H, bs), 9.22 (2H, bs).

Example 88 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenyl)pentanoylamino)-2-(1-naphthalene)sulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 66.

Yield: 211 mg. MS (SIMS): 497 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 29.2 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.20-1.55 (4H, m), 1.65-1.95 (2H, m), 2.62 (2H, t, J=7.3 Hz), 2.95-3.15(1H, m), 3.20-3.40 (1H, m), 3.75-3.95 (1H, m), 7.42 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz),7.55-7.80 (4H, m), 7.73 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 8.00-8.30 (3H, m), 8.47 (1H,d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.63 (1H, d, J=7.9 Hz), 9.01 (2H, bs), 9.23 (2H, bs).

Example 89 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenyl)pentanoylamino)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 66.

Yield: 167 mg. MS (SIMS): 475 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 29.4 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.18 (3H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 1.30-1.65 (4H, m), 1.85-2.10 (2H, m), 2.55-2.75(4H, m), 2.90-3.20 (1H, m), 3.20-3.40 (1H, m), 3.70-3.90 (1H, m), 7.37(2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.44 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.67 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.73(2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.80-7.90 (1H, m), 8.02 (1H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 9.04 (2H,bs), 9.23 (2H, bs).

Example 90 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinophenyl)pentanoylamino)-2-(2-trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 66.

Yield: 127 mg. MS (SIMS): 515 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 28.5 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.35-1.70 (2H, m), 1.95-2.15 (2H, m), 2.66 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 3.15-3.50(2H, m), 3.90-4.10 (1H, m), 7.44 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.72 (2H, d, J=8.3Hz), 7.80-8.20 (6H, m), 8.88 (2H, bs), 9.22 (2H, bs).

Example 91 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(6-(4-amidinophenyl)hexanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared by using 6-(p-amidinophenyl)hexanoic acid(J. Med. Chem., 36, 1811 (1993)) in the same manner as in Example 66.

Yield: 197 mg. MS (SIMS): 461 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 25.2 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.10-1.30 (2H, m), 1.35-1.70 (4H, m), 1.94 (2H, bt, J=7 Hz), 2.66 (2H,t, J=8 Hz), 3.00-3.15 (1H, m), 3.20-3.40 (1H, m), 3.80-3.95 (1H, m),7.35-7.80 (9H, m), 7.87 (1H, bt, J=5 Hz), 8.14 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 9.01(2H, bs), 9.23 (2H, bs).

Example 92 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(6-(4-amidinophenyl)hexanoylamino)-2-(2,4,6-trimethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 91.

Yield: 168 mg MS (SIMS): 503 [M+1]+. HPLC retention time: 32.2 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.10-1.30 (2H, m), 1.30-1.70 (4H, m), 1.80-2.00 (2H, m), 2.22 (3H, s),2.50 (3H, s), 2.53 (3H, s), 2.66 (2H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 3.00-3.20 (1H, m),3.20-3.40 (1H, m), 3.70-3.90 (1H, m), 6.98 (2H, s), 7.44 (2H, d, J=8Hz), 7.73 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.84 (1H, bs), 7.93 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 9.08(2H, bs), 9.23 (2H, bs).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 87 to 92are as follows.

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Example 93 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(2-(1-(4-amidinophenyl)-4-piperidyl)ethanoylamino)-2-(4-methoxy)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 69.

Yield: 160 mg. MS (SIMS): 518 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 24.3 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.05-1.22 (2H, m), 1.61-1.74 (2H, m), 1.80-2.00 (3H, m), 2.80-2.95 (2H,m), 3.05-3.18 (2H, m), 3.24-3.36 (2H, m), 3.85-4.00 (1H, m), 3.81 (3H,s), 6.99-7.14 (4H, m), 7.68-7.75 (4H, m), 7.94 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.53(2H, s), 8.88 (2H, s).

Example 94 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(5-(4-amidinobenzoyl)pentanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 6-(p-Cyanophenyl)hexanoic Acid Methyl Ester

To a solution of 6-(p-cyanophenyl)hexanoic acid (1.0 g), which isdisclosed in J. Med. Chem., 36, 1811 (1993), in methylene chloride (10ml) are added methanol (0.2 ml), WSC.HCl (883 mg) and4-dimethylaminopyridine (561 mg), and the mixture is stirred at roomtemperature for 30 minutes. The mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate,and washed with 1N hydrochloric acid and a saturated aqueous sodiumhydrogen carbonate solution, and purified by silica gel columnchromatography (n-hexane/ethyl acetate=5:1) to give the title compound(600 mg).

Yield: 56%. ¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.25-1.45 (2H, m), 1.55-1.75 (4H,m), 2.31 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.67 (2H, t, J=8 Hz), 3.66 (3H, s), 7.27 (2H,d, J=8.6 Hz), 7.57 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz).

(2) 5-(4-Cyanobenzoyl)pentanoic Acid Methyl Ester

The compound (620 mg) obtained in the above (1) is dissolved in amixture of acetic acid (30 ml) and water (5 ml), and thereto is addedchromic anhydride (1.3 g)/acetic acid (2 ml), and the mixture is stirredat room temperature for 17.5 hours. The mixture is diluted with ethylacetate, and washed with a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution, and purified by silica gel column chromatography(n-hexane/ethyl acetate=5:1→2:1) to give the title compound (70 mg,11%), and the starting compound (365 mg, 59%) is also recovered.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.60-1.90 (4H, m), 2.39 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 3.02(2H, t, J=6.9 Hz), 3.68 (3H, s), 7.78 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 8.05 (2H, d,J=8.6 Hz).

(3)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(5-(4-cyanobenzoyl)pentanoylamino)propanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The compound (70 mg) obtained in the above (2) is dissolved in a mixtureof methanol (1.5 ml) and THF (1.5 ml), and thereto is added a solutionof lithium hydroxide (34 mg) in water (1.5 ml), and the mixture isstirred at room temperature for one hour. The mixture is concentratedunder reduced pressure, and the pH value of the residue is adjusted topH 2 with 1N hydrochloric acid, and extracted with ethyl acetate. Theextract is evaporated to remove the solvent to give a carboxylic acidcompound (58 mg, 87%). The carboxylic acid compound and the compoundobtained in Example 54-(4),(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-t-butoxycarbonylaminopropanoic acid ethylester (130 mg) are treated in the same manner as in Example 66-(2) togive the title compound (93 mg, 73%).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.11 (3H, t, J=7.3 Hz), 1.60-1.90 (4H, m), 2.25(2H, t, J=7 Hz), 3.02 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 3.50-3.75 (2H, m), 3.90-4.05 (3H,m), 6.11 (1H, bs), 6.47 (1H, m), 7.40-7.65 (3H, m), 7.70-7.90 (4H, m),8.05 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz).

(4)(2S)-3-(5-(4-Amidinobenzoyl)pentanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound obtained in the above (3) is treated in the same manner inExample 66-(3), -(4) to give the title compound.

Yield: 16 mg. MS (SIMS): 475 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 21.1 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.35-1.70 (4H, m), 1.90-2.15 (2H, m), 3.00-3.40 (4H, m), 3.70-4.00 (1H,m), 7.50-7.65 (3H, m), 7.70-8.00 (5H, m), 8.05-8.25 (3H, m), 9.26 (2H,bs), 9.44 (2H, bs).

Example 95 Synthesis of(2S)-3-((1-(4-amidinobenzoyl)-3-piperidyl)carbonylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-3-(1-t-Butoxycarbonyl-3-piperidyl)carbonylamino-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

To a solution of the compound (252 mg) obtained in Example 54-(4) inacetonitrile (1.5 ml) is added dropwise a solution of methanesulfonicacid (325 mg) in acetonitrile (1.5 ml), and the mixture is stirred at20° C. for 30 minutes. To the mixture are added dropwise DMF (5 ml) andtriethylamine (343 mg) at 5-10° C., and further thereto are added thecompound (162 mg) obtained in Example 70-(1), HOBT.H₂ O (124 mg) andthen further WSC.HCl (156 mg). The mixture is stirred at 5-10° C. for 30minutes, and further stirred at room temperature for four hours. Thereaction mixture is poured into water, and extracted three times withethyl acetate. The combined ethyl acetate layers are washed successivelywith 1N hydrochloric acid, a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution and a saturated brine (each twice), and dried over magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (373 mg)as an oily product.

(2)(2S)-3-((1-(4-Cyanobenzoyl)-3-piperidyl)carbonylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid

To a solution of the compound (373 mg) obtained in the above (1) inacetonitrile (1.5 ml) is added dropwise a solution of methanesulfonicacid (380 mg) in acetonitrile (1.5 ml), and the mixture is stirred atroom temperature for 30 minutes. To the mixture are added dropwise DMF(4 ml) and triethylamine (400 mg) at 5-10° C. under ice-cooling, andfurther thereto are added 4-cyanobenzoic acid (129 mg), HOBT.H₂ O (146mg) and then further WSC.HCl (183 mg). The mixture is stirred at 5-10°C. for 30 minutes, and further stirred at room temperature for 12 hours.The reaction mixture is poured into water, and extracted with ethylacetate. The combined organic layers are washed successively with 1Nhydrochloric acid, a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution and a saturated brine (each twice), and dried over magnesiumsulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate isconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (390 mg)as a white powder.

(3)(2S)-3-((1-(4-amidinobenzoyl)-3-piperidyl)carbonylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

To a solution of the compound (390 mg) obtained in the above (2) in amixture of pyridine (10 ml) and triethylamine (2 ml) is brown hydrogensulfide gas for one hour, and the mixture is allowed to stand at roomtemperature for 20 hours. The hydrogen sulfide gas is removed by usingnitrogen gas, and the reaction mixture is concentrated to dryness underreduced pressure. To the residue are added acetone (10 ml) and methyliodide (0.25 ml), and the mixture is heated with stirring at 50-60° C.for 1.5 hour, and the mixture is concentrated to dryness under reducedpressure. To the resulting residue are added methanol (10 ml) andammonium acetate (121 mg), and the mixture is heated with stirring at70-80° C. for two hours, and then the reaction mixture is concentratedto dryness under reduced pressure. To the residue are added 1Nhydrochloric acid (15 ml) and acetic acid (15 ml), and the mixture isheated with stirring at 60° C. for 30 hours. The mixture is concentratedunder reduced pressure, and purified by HPLC to give the title compound(118 mg) as a white powder.

MS (SIMS): 502 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 20.4 min., 21.7 min. (adiastereomer mixture) (under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR(DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.30-1.95 (4H, m), 2.15-2.38 (1H, m), 2.75-3.60 (5H,m), 3.75-3.99 (1H, m), 4.25-4.50 (1H, m), 7.47-8.22 (11H, m), 9.25 (2H,s), 9.37 (2H, s).

Example 96 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylmethylamino)propanoylamino)-2-benzensulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(t-butoxycarbonylmethylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The compound (500 mg) obtained in Example 54-(3) andN-methyl-N-Boc-β-alanine (333 mg) are treated in the same manner as inExample 1-(4), -(5) to give the title compound (659 mg).

(2)(2S)-3-(3-(4-Amidinobenzoylmethylamino)propanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (659 mg) obtained in the above (1) is treated in the samemanner as in Example 77 to give the title compound (187 mg) as a whitepowder.

MS (SIMS): 476 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 15.3 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 2.20-2.43 (2H, m),2.83, 2.93 (total 3H, each s), 3.02-3.67 (4H, m), 3.76-4.00 (1H, m),7.50-7.95 (9H, m), 8.04-8.23 (2H, m), 9.20 (2H, s), 9.38 (2H, s).

Example 97 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylmethylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 96.

Yield: 141 mg. MS (SIMS): 504 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 23.5 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.18 (3H, t, J=8 Hz), 2.20-2.46 (2H, m), 2.66 (2H, q, J=8 Hz), 2.83,2.93 (total 3H, each s), 3.00-3.68 (4H, m), 3.75-3.95 (1H, m), 7.35-7.45(2H, m), 7.55-7.72 (3H, m), 7.85 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 8.00-8.17 (3H, m),9.03-9.22 (2H, m), 9.37 (2H, s).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 93 to 97are as follows.

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Example 98 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(N-methylamidino)benzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-cyanobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicacid ethyl ester, which is prepared in the same manner as in Example1-(4), -(5) by using the compound obtained in Example 54-(3), and4-cyanobenzoic acid are condensed in the same manner as in Example 1-(4)to give the title compound (735 mg) as a white powder.

(2)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(N-methylamidino)benzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (208 mg) obtained in the above (1) is treated in the samemanner as in Example 19-(2) by using methylamine acetate instead ofammonium acetate to give the title compound (29 mg).

MS (SIMS): 476 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 15.6 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 2.23-2.36 (2H, m),3.01 (3H, d, J=5 Hz), 20 3.06-3.19 (1H, m), 3.24-3.50 (4H, m), 7.51-7.65(3H, m), 7.73-7.87 (4H, m), 7.97-8.08 (3H, m), 8.15 (1H, d, J=9 Hz),8.70 (1H, t, J=5 Hz), 9.04 (1H, s), 9.54 (1H, s), 10.30 (1H, s).

Example 99 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(N-ethylamidino)benzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 98 byusing ethylamine acetate.

Yield: 33 mg. MS (SIMS): 490 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 16.9 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.25 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.25-2.37 (2H, m), 3.05-3.45 (6H, m), 3.80-3.90(1H, m), 7.51-7.67 (3H, m), 7.74-7.87 (5H, m), 7.95-8.10 (4H, m), 8.72(1H, t, J=4 Hz), 9.05, 9.49, 9.81 (total 3H, each s).

Example 100 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(N,N-dimethylamidino)benzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 98 byusing dimethylamine acetate.

Yield: 31 mg. MS (SIMS): 490 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 16.6 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):2.20-2.37 (2H, m), 2.95 (3H, s), 3.05-3.20 (2H, m), 3.22 (3H, s),3.25-3.55 (2H, m), 3.85-3.98 (1H, m), 7.50-7.81 (7H, m), 7.95-8.19 (4H,m), 8.66 (1H, t, J=4 Hz), 8.99 (1H, s), 9.36 (1H, s).

Example 101 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-hydrazinoiminobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 98 byusing a solution of hydrazine acetate in methanol.

Yield: 17 mg. MS (SIMS): 477 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 14.4 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):2.21-2.37 (2H, m), 3.05-3.50 (4H, m), 3.84-3.95 (1H, m), 7.50-8.20 (12H,m), 8.55-8.79 (2H, m), 9.82 (1H, m).

Example 102 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-acetylhydrazinoiminobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 98 byusing a solution of hydrazine acetate in methanol.

Yield: 49 mg. MS (SIMS): 519 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 13.6 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):2.02 (3H, s), 2.22-2.38 (2H, m), 3.03-3.50 (4H, m), 3.84-3.98 (1H, m),7.50-7.66 (3H, m), 7.74-7.94 (4H, m), 7.97-8.09 (3H, m), 8.15 (1H, d,J=9 Hz), 8.74 (2H, m), 9.83 (2H, s), 10.75 (1H, s).

Example 103 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(N-n-butylamidino)benzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 98 byusing n-butylamine acetate.

Yield: 16 mg. MS (SIMS): 518 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 22.2 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):0.93 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.31-1.47 (2H, m), 1.57-1.70 (2H, m), 2.22-2.37(2H, m), 3.04-3.50 (6H, m), 3.84-3.95 (1H, m), 7.50-7.65 (3H, m), 7.77(2H, d, J=6 Hz), 7.80 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.97-8.07 (3H, m), 8.15 (1H, d,J=9 Hz), 8.69 (1H, m), 9.06 (1H, s), 9.49 (1H, s), 9.80 (1H, s).

Example 104 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(N-n-hexylamidino)benzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 98 byusing n-hexylamine acetate. Yield: 27 mg. MS (SIMS): 546 [M+1]⁺. HPLCretention time: 30.8 min. (under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 0.88 (3H, t, J=6 Hz), 1.20-1.43 (6H, m),1.58-1.70 (2H, m), 2.24-2.37 (2H, m), 3.05-3.55 (6H, m), 3.85-3.96 (1H,m), 7.50-7.67 (3H, m), 7.73-7.85 (4H, m), 7.95-8.08 (3H, m), 8.15 (1H,d, J=9 Hz), 8.70 (1H, t, J=5.5 Hz), 9.07 (1H, s), 9.49 (1H, s), 9.81(1H, s).

Example 105 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(N-cyclohexylamidino)benzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 98 byusing cyclohexylamine acetate.

Yield: 10 mg. MS (SIMS): 544 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 24.9 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.10-1.43 (5H, m), 1.59-2.03 (5H, m), 2.22-2.35 (2H, m), 3.10-3.84 (6H,m), 6.55 (1H, s), 7.50-7.65 (3H, m), 7.73-7.80 (4H, m), 7.95-8.07 (4H,m), 8.73 (1H, t, J=5 Hz), 9.10 (1H, s), 9.43 (1H, s), 9.60 (1H, m).

Example 106 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-(N-benzylamidino)benzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 98 byusing benzylamine acetate.

Yield: 66.5 mg. MS (SIMS): 552 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 25.1 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):2.25-2.40 (2H, m), 3.05-3.20 (1H, m), 3.28-3.68 (3H, m), 3.85-3.99 (1H,m), 4.68 (2H, d, J=6 Hz), 7.32-7.48 (5H, m), 7.51-7.65 (3H, m), 7.77(2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.86 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 8.02 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.99-8.07(1H, m), 8.15 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.70 (1H, t, J=5 Hz), 9.28 (1H, s), 9.66(1H, s), 10.33 (1H, t, J=5 Hz).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 98 to 106and 117 are as follows.

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Example 107 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-(4-(N-methylamidino)phenoxy)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 4-(4-(N-Methylamidino)phenoxy)butanoic Acid Hydrochloride

The compound (650 mg) obtained in Example 56-(1) is dissolved in amixture of pyridine (12.5 ml) and triethylamine (2.5 ml), and to themixture is blown hydrogen sulfide gas for one hour at room temperature,and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 22 hours. Thehydrogen sulfide gas is removed by blowing nitrogen gas into thereaction mixture, and the mixture is concentrated under reducedpressure.

The residue is dissolved in acetone (25 ml), and thereto is added methyliodide (1.04 ml), and the mixture is stirred at 50° C. for 30 minutes.After cooling, the reaction mixture is concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue is dissolved in methanol (10 ml), and thereto isadded methylamine acetate (849 mg). The mixture is refluxed at 70° C.for one hour, and after cooling, the reaction mixture is concentratedunder reduced pressure. To the mixture is added ether, and thesupernatant is removed, and the resultant is concentrated to drynessunder reduced pressure.

To the residue is added a mixture of 1N hydrochloric acid (5 ml) andacetic acid (5 ml), and the mixture is heated with stirring at 50-60° C.for 8 hours. The reaction mixture is concentrated under reducedpressure, and acetone is added to the residue. The precipitates arecollected by filtration, dissolved in 4N hydrochloric acid in dioxane(10 ml), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes.The reaction mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure, and to theresidue is added acetone. The precipitates are collected by filtration,and dried to give the title compound (587 mg) as a white powder.

(2)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-(4-(N-methylaminoamidino)phenoxy)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (683 mg) obtained in Example 54-(4) and the compound (500mg) obtained in the above (1) are treated in the same manner as inExample 56-(5) to give the title compound (22 mg).

MS (SIMS): 463 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 20.5 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.80-1.98 (2H, m),2.07-2.23 (2H, m), 2.97 (3H, d, J=5 Hz), 3.03-3.17 (2H, m), 3.82-3.96(1H, m), 4.00-4.12 (2H, m), 7.14 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.50-8.22 (9H, m),8.76 (1H, s), 9.28 (1H, s), 9.56 (1H, s).

Example 108 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-(4-(N-ethylamidino)phenoxy)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) (4-(4-(N-Ethylamidino)phenoxy)butanoic Acid Hydrochloride

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 107-(1)by using ethylamine acetate instead of methylamine acetate.

Yield: 597 mg.

(2)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-4-(4-(N-ethylamidino)phenoxy)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 107-(2).

Yield: 33 mg. MS (SIMS): 477 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 22.7 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.23 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.84-1.95 (2H, m), 2.10-2.20 (2H, m), 3.02-3.18(1H, m), 3.28-3.47 (3H, m), 3.85-3.90 (1H, m), 4.00-4.10 (2H, m), 7.14(2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.50-7.65 (3H, m), 7.66-7.80 (4H, m), 7.99 (1H, t,J=5.3 Hz), 8.15 (1H, d, J=7 Hz), 8.78 (1H, s), 9.23 (1H, s), 9.52 (1H,s).

Example 109 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-(4-(N-benzyloxycarbonylamidino)phenoxy)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-3-(4-(4-Amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound obtained in Example 54-(4) is treated in the same manner asin Example 58, and the resultant is purified by HPLC without hydrolysisof ester to give the title compound.

(2)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-(4-(N-benzyloxycarbonylamidino)phenoxy)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

To a solution of the compound (51 mg) obtained in the above (1) in DMF(2 ml) are added N-(benzyloxycarbonyloxy)succinimide (25 mg) andtriethylamine (14 μl), and the mixture is allowed to stand at roomtemperature for one day. The reaction mixture is concentrated underreduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLC, and the fractionscontaining the title compound are concentrated under reduced pressure.To the residue is added a mixture of 1N hydrochloric acid (2 ml) andacetic acid (2 ml), and the mixture is stirred at 50° C. for 13 hours.The reaction mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure, and theresultant is purified by HPLC to give the title compound (3 mg) as awhite powder.

MS (SIMS): 583 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 21.0 min. (Column: YMC-ODS4.6 mm.O slashed.×250 mm, Detection: UV 220 nm, Eluent; A solution; 0.1%TFA/water, B solution; 0.1% TFA/acetonitrile, Flow rate: 1 ml/min.,Gradient: The concentration of the B solution is increased from 10% at arate of 3%/min.). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.80-2.00 (2H, m),2.05-2.25 (2H, m), 3.00-3.60 (2H, m), 3.80-4.00 (1H, m), 4.05 (2H, t,J=6.6 Hz), 5.31 (2H, s), 7.11 (2H, d, J=9.2 Hz), 7.30-7.65 (8H, m),7.70-7.90 (4H, m), 7.97 (1H, bt, J=6 Hz), 8.14 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz).

Example 110 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-(4-(N-(9-fluorenyl)methoxycarbonylamidino)phenoxy)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound obtained in Example 109-(1) andN-((9-fluorenyl)methoxycarbonyloxy)succinimide are treated in the samemanner as in Example 109-(2) to give the title compound.

Yield: 5 mg. MS (SIMS): 671 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 22.3 min.(under the same conditions as Example 109). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):1.80-2.00 (2H, m), 2.10-2.25 (2H, m), 3.00-3.40 (2H, m), 3.80-3.95 (1H,m), 4.06 (2H, t, J=6.6 Hz), 4.38 (1H, t, J=7 Hz), 4.59 (2H, d, J=7 Hz),7.14 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 7.30-7.65 (7H, m), 7.70-7.95 (8H, m), 7.99 (1H,t, J=6 Hz), 8.15 (1H, d, J=9.2 Hz).

Example 111 Synthesis of(2S)-2-benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-(6-(1-imino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolyl)oxy)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1) 6-Methoxy-1-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline

To a solution of 5-methoxy-1-indanone (1.0 g) in TFA (20 ml) is addedsodium azide (4.0 g), and the mixture is refluxed for 1.5 hour. Aftercooling, the reaction mixture is poured into water (100 ml), and the pHvalue of the mixture is adjusted to pH 7 with sodium hydrogen carbonate.The mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate, and washed with a saturatedaqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and a saturated brine, anddried over magnesium sulfate. The desiccant is removed by filtration,and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue ispurified by silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 100 g,chloroform/methanol=20:1). The fractions containing the title compoundare concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (470mg) as a pale brown powder.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 2.97 (2H, t, J=6.5 Hz), 5.35 (2H, ddd, J=2.9,6.5, 6.5 Hz), 3.85 (3H, s), 6.38 (1H, s), 6.71 (1H, d, J=2.6 Hz), 6.86(1H, dd, J=2.6, 8.5 Hz), 8.02 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz).

(2) 1-Oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-6-ol

To a solution of aluminum chloride (300 mg) and octanethiol (392 μl) inmethylene chloride (5 ml) is added dropwise a solution of the compound(200 mg) obtained in the above (1) in methylene chloride (10 ml), andthe mixture is stirred at room temperature for five hours. The reactionmixture is concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue ispurified by silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 70 g,chloroform/methanol=10:1→5:1). The fractions containing the titlecompound are concentrated under reduced pressure to give the titlecompound (110 mg) as a pale brown powder.

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 2.87 (2H, t, J=6.5 Hz), 3.46 (2H, ddd, J=2.5,6.5, 6.5 Hz), 6.64 (1H, d, J=2.5 Hz), 6.73 (1H, dd, J=2, 8.5 Hz), 7.05(1H, bs), 7.81 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 9.59 (1H, s).

(3) 4-(6-(1-Oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolyl)oxy)butanoic Acid EthylEster

To a solution of the compound (110 mg) obtained in the above (2) in DMF(5 ml) are added 4-bromobutanoic acid ethyl ester (132 mg) and potassiumcarbonate (102 mg), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for24 hours. The reaction mixture is poured into water, and extracted withethyl acetate. The extract is washed successively with a saturatedaqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and a saturated brine, anddried over magnesium sulfate. The filtrate is concentrated under reducedpressure to give the title compound (181 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.26 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.13 (2H, tt, J=7 Hz),2.52 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.96 (2H, t, J=6.3 Hz), 3.49-3.63 (2H, m), 4.06(2H, t, J=7 Hz), 4.15 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 6.08 (1H, bs), 6.70 (1H, s), 6.84(1H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 8.01 (1H, d, J=8.6 Hz).

(4) 4-(6-(1-Imino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolyl)oxy)butanoic Acid TFASalt

To a solution of the compound (177 mg) obtained in the above (3) intetrahydrofuran (5 ml) is added a Lawesson's reagent (Tetrahedron Lett.,21, 4061 (1980), 309 mg), and the mixture is stirred at 40-50° C. for 20minutes. The reaction mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure,and the residue is purified by silica gel column chromatography (silicagel; 50 g, chloroform/methanol=20:1). The fractions containing the titlecompound are concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue areadded acetone (20 ml) and methyl iodide (238 μl), and the mixture isstirred at 50° C. for one hour. After cooling, the reaction mixture isconcentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue are added methanol(20 ml) and ammonium acetate (148 mg), and the mixture is stirred at 70°C. for one hour. After cooling, the mixture is concentrated underreduced pressure.

To the residue is added a mixture of 1N hydrochloric acid (20 ml) andacetic acid (20 ml), and the mixture is stirred at 60° C. for 4.5 hours.The mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resultant ispurified by HPLC to give the title compound (88 mg) as a pale brownpowder.

¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.96 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.39 (2H, t, J=7 Hz),2.95 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 3.47 (2H, m), 4.05-4.20 (2H, m), 7.00-7.10 (2H,m), 7.95 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 8.70 (1H, s), 8.98 (1H, s), 9.53 (1H, s).

(5)(2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(4-(6-(1-imino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolyl)oxy)butanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The compound (95 mg) obtained in Example 54-(4) and the compound (88 mg)obtained in the above (4) are treated in the same manner as in Example77 to give the title compound (4 mg).

MS (SIMS): 475 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 22.3 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.85-1.95 (2H, m),2.10-2.20 (2H, m), 2.95 (2H, t, J=6.5 Hz), 3.03-3.16 (1H, m), 3.42-3.52(3H, m), 3.82-3.92 (1H, m), 4.06 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 7.02-7.085 (2H, m),7.50-7.65 (3H, m), 7.77 (2H, d, J=7 Hz), 8.12 (1H, d, J=7 Hz), 8.58 (1H,s), 8.97 (1H, s), 9.36 (1H, s).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 107 to 111are as follows.

    ______________________________________                                         ##STR191##                                                                   Example No.  R.sup.40         R.sup.41                                        ______________________________________                                        Example 107  Me               H                                               Example 108  Et               H                                               Example 109                                                                                 ##STR192##      H                                               Example 110                                                                                 ##STR193##      H                                               Example 111                                                                    ##STR194##                                                                   ______________________________________                                    

Example 112 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid 5-indanol Ester TFA Salt

(1) (2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoicacid 5-indanol Ester

To a solution of the compound (480 mg) obtained in Example 1-(2) inmethylene chloride (10 ml) are added 5-indanol (209 mg),4-dimethylaminopyridine (8 mg) and HOBT.H₂ O (239 mg). To the mixture isadded WSC.HCl (273 mg) at 5-10° C., and the mixture is stirred for 30minutes, and further stirred at room temperature for two hours. Thereaction solution is diluted with ethyl acetate, and washed successivelywith water and a saturated brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate. Thedesiccant is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is concentratedunder reduced pressure. The resultant is purified by silica gel columnchromatography (silica gel; 50 g, n-hexane/ethyl acetate=3:1) to givethe title compound (498 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.43 (9H, s), 2.09 (2H, quint, J=7.6 Hz),2.80-3.00 (4H, m), 3.60-3.90 (2H, m), 4.55-4.70 (1H, m), 4.91 (1H, bs),5.14 (2H, s), 5.85-5.90 (1H, m), 6.85 (1H, bd, J=7.3 Hz), 6.96 (1H, bs),7.18 (1H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.30-7.45 (5H, m).

(2) (2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoic Acid5-indanol Ester

To a solution of the compound (498 mg) obtained in the above (1) in THF(10 ml) are added 10% palladium-carbon (50% wet, 500 mg) and acetic acid(0.07 ml), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature under hydrogenatmosphere for six hours. The insoluble materials are removed byfiltration, and to the filtrate are added benzenesulfonyl chloride (212mg) and triethylamine (0.32 ml), and the mixture is stirred for 12hours. The reaction solution is diluted with ethyl acetate, and washedwith water. The organic layer is concentrated, and the residue ispurified by silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 20 g,n-hexane/ethyl acetate=2:1). The fractions containing the title compoundare concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (120mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.44 (9H, s), 2.06 (2H, quint, J=7.6 Hz), 2.84(4H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 3.55-3.85 (2H, m), 4.15-4.30 (1H, m), 4.99 (1H, bs),5.73 (1H, bd, J=7.9 Hz), 6.58 (1H, dd, J=7.9, 2.0 Hz), 6.70 (1H, bs),7.11 (2H, d, J=7.9 Hz), 7.50-7.75 (3H, m), 7.85-7.95 (2H, m).

(3)(2S)-3-(4-(4-Amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid 5-indanol Ester TFA Salt

The compound (100 mg) obtained in the above (2) is treated in the samemanner as in Example 109-(1) to give the title compound (54 mg).

MS (SIMS): 565 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 41.7 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.80-2.10 (4H, m),2.15-2.30 (2H, m), 2.78 (4H, t, J=7 Hz), 3.20-3.60 (2H, m), 4.03 (2H, t,J=6.6 Hz), 4.15-4.25 (1H, m), 6.50-6.65 (2H, m), 7.08 (2H, d, J=8.9 Hz),7.13 (1H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.50-7.70 (3H, m), 7.70-7.90 (4H, m), 8.20 (1H,bt, J=6.0 Hz), 8.60 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz), 8.79 (2H, bs), 9.12 (2H, bs).

Example 113 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(4-(4-amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Pivaloyloxymethyl Ester TFA Salt

(1) (2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoicAcid Pivaloyloxymethyl Ester

To a solution of the compound (200 mg) obtained in Example 1-(2) in DMF(5 ml) are added pivalic acid chloromethyl ester (107 mg) and potassiumcarbonate (81 mg), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 24hours. The reaction solution is diluted with ethyl acetate, washed withwater, and the organic layer is concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresidue is purified by silica gel column chromatography (silica gel; 50g, n-hexane/ethyl acetate=2:1) to give the title compound (188 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.22 (9H, s), 1.42 (9H, s), 3.40-3.70 (2H, m),4.35-4.50 (1H, m), 4.84 (1H, bs), 5.12 (2H, s), 5.73, 5.85 (2H, ABq,J=5.6 Hz), 5.80-6.00 (1H, m), 7.25-7.45 (2H, m).

(2) (2S)-2-Benzenesulfonylamino-3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoic AcidPivaloyloxymethyl Ester

The compound obtained in the above (1) is treated in the same manner asin Example 112-(2) to give the title compound (100 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.17 (9H, s), 1.42 (9H, s), 3.40-3.55 (2H, m),4.00-4.15 (1H, m), 4.90 (1H, bs), 5.60, 5.64 (2H, ABq, J=6 Hz), 5.75(1H, bd, J=7.6 Hz), 7.45-7.65 (3H, m), 7.80-7.90 (2H, m).

(3)(2S)-3-(4-(4-Amidinophenoxy)butanoylamino)-2-benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Pivaloyloxymethyl Ester

The compound (77 mg) obtained in the above (2) is treated in the samemanner as in Example 112-(3) to give the title compound (72 mg).

MS (SIMS): 563 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 36.8 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 111 (9H, s),1.80-1.95 (2H, m), 2.05-2.20 (2H, m), 3.00-3.50 (2H, m), 3.95-4.10 (3H,m), 5.52 (2H, s), 7.13 (2H, d, J=9.2 Hz), 7.50-7.70 (3H, m), 7.70-7.90(4H, m), 8.01 (1H, bt, J=6 Hz), 8.46 (1H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 8.80 (2H, bs),9.12 (2H, bs).

Example 114 Synthesis of(2S)-2-(2-amino)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-carbamoylbenzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-3-(t-Butoxycarbonylamino)-2-(2-nitro)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Ethyl Ester

The compound obtained in Example 54-(3) is treated in the same manner asin Example 54-(4) by using 2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride to give thetitle compound.

(2)(2S)-2-(2-Amino)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(4-carbamoylbenzoylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid TFA Salt

The title compound is prepared in the same manner as in Example 19.

Yield: 177 mg. MS (SIMS): 478 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 9.2 min.(under the same conditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm):2.25-2.38 (2H, m), 3.03-3.50 (4H, m), 3.76 (1H, bs), 5.89 (2H, bs), 6.58(1H, t, J=7 Hz), 6.78 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.19-7.29 (1H, m), 7.40-7.54 (2H,m), 7.80-7.99 (6H, m), 8.07 (1H, s), 8.55 (1H, t, J=5 Hz).

Example 115 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-Amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid 5-indanol Ester TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid 5-indanol Ester

The compound (2.0 g) obtained in Example 1-(4) is dissolved in a mixtureof THF (8 ml) and methanol (8 ml), and thereto is added an aqueouslithium hydroxide solution (LiOH; 546 mg, water; 8 ml), and the mixtureis stirred at room temperature for one hour. The mixture is evaporatedunder reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and the pH value of theresultant is adjusted to pH 1 with 1N hydrochloric acid, and extractedwith ethyl acetate. The extract is evaporated under reduced pressure toremove the solvent to give a carboxylic acid compound (1.96 g). Thecarboxylic acid compound (500 mg) thus obtained and 5-indanol aretreated in the same manner as in Example 112-(1) to give the titlecompound (0.64 g).

(2)(2S)-2-(4-Ethyl)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid 5-indanol Ester

The compound (640 mg) obtained in the above (1) is treated in the samemanner as in Example 112-(2) to give the title compound (148 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.26 (3H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 1.44 (9H, s), 2.00-2.15(2H, m), 2.41 (2H, t, J=5.9 Hz), 2.73 (2H, q, J=7.6 Hz), 2.84 (4H, t,J=7 Hz), 3.30-3.45 (2H, m), 3.65-3.90 (2H, m), 4.15-4.30 (1H, m),5.10-5.30 (1H, m), 5.75-5.90 (1H, m), 6.40 (1H, bs), 6.56 (1H, dd, J=2,8 Hz), 6.65 (1H, d, J=2 Hz), 7.11 (1H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.34 (2H, d, J=8 Hz),7.80 (2H, d, J=8 Hz).

(3)(2S)-3-(3-(4-Amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid 5-indanol Ester TFA Salt

The compound (148 mg) obtained in the above (2) is treated in the samemanner as in Example 22 to give the title compound (84 mg).

MS (SIMS): 606 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 41.9 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.18 (3H, t, J=8Hz), 1.90-2.10 (2H, m), 2.37 (2H, t, J=7 Hz), 2.68 (2H, q, J=8 Hz), 2.78(4H, t, J=7 Hz), 3.30-3.60 (4H, m), 4.10-4.25 (1H, m), 6.51 (1H, dd,J=2, 8 Hz), 6.58 (1H, d, J=2 Hz), 7.12 (1H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.43 (2H, d, J=8Hz), 7.73 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.86 (2H, d, J=9 Hz), 7.98 (2H, d, J=9 Hz),8.26 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 8.52 (1H, d, J=9.2 Hz), 8.72 (1H, t, J=6 Hz), 9.31(2H, bs), 9.40 (2H, bs).

Example 116 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Pivaloyloxymethyl Ester TFA Salt

(1)(2S)-2-(4-Ethyl)benzenesulfonylamino-3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoicAcid Pivaloyloxymethyl Ester

The compound (310 mg) obtained in Example 113-(1) is treated in the samemanner as in Example 112-(2) to give the title compound (65 mg).

¹ H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.17 (9H, s), 1.25 (3H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 1.42 (9H,s), 2.71 (2H, q, J=7.6 Hz), 3.40-3.50 (2H, m), 4.00-4.10 (1H, m),4.85-5.00 (1H, m), 5.60, 5.64 (2H, ABq, J=5 Hz), 5.65-5.80 (1H, m), 7.32(2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.75 (2H, d, J=8 Hz).

(2)(2S)-2-(4-Ethyl)benzensulfonylamino-3-(3-(t-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoylamino)propanoicAcid Pivaloyloxymethyl Ester

The compound (65 mg) obtained in the above (1) is treated in the samemanner as in Example 1-(4) to give the title compound (65 mg). ¹ H-NMR(CDCl₃) δ (ppm): 1.17 (9H, s), 1.25 (3H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 1.44 (9H, s),2.30-2.45 (2H, m), 2.71 (2H, q, J=7.6 Hz), 3.30-3.45 (2H, m), 3.45-3.60(2H, m), 4.00-4.15 (1H, m), 5.15-5.30 (1H, m), 5.58, 5.67 (2H, ABq,J=5.3 Hz), 6.05-6.20 (1H, m), 6.50-6.65 (1H, m), 7.32 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz),7.75 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz).

(3)(2S)-3-(3-(4-Amidinobenzoylamino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid Pivaloyloxymethyl Ester TFA Salt

The compound (65 mg) obtained in the above (2) is treated in the samemanner as in Example 22 to give the title compound (10 mg).

MS (SIMS): 604 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 38.7 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.11 (9H, s), 1.18(3H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 2.20-2.35 (2H, m), 2.67 (2H, q, J=7.6 Hz), 3.05-3.20(1H, m), 3.20-3.50 (3H, m), 3.90-4.05 (1H, m), 5.53 (2H, s), 7.40 (2H,d, J=8 Hz), 7.66 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.87 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 8.01 (2H, d, J=8Hz), 8.04 (1H, bt, J=5.6 Hz), 8.36 (1H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 8.71 (1H, bt,J=5.6 Hz), 9.11 (2H, bs), 9.39 (2H, bs).

The chemical structures of the compounds obtained in Examples 112 to 116are as follows.

    __________________________________________________________________________     ##STR195##                                                                   Example No.          R.sup.1                                                  __________________________________________________________________________    Example 112                                                                                         ##STR196##                                              Example 113                                                                                         ##STR197##                                              Example 114                                                                          ##STR198##                                                                    ##STR199##                                                             __________________________________________________________________________    Example No.          R.sup.1                                                  __________________________________________________________________________    Example 115                                                                                         ##STR200##                                              Example 116                                                                                         ##STR201##                                              __________________________________________________________________________

Example 117 Synthesis of(2S)-3-(3-(4-benzyloxycarbonylamidino)propanoylamino)-2-(4-ethyl)benzenesulfonylaminopropanoicAcid TFA Salt

To a solution of the compound (100 mg) obtained in Example 79 in DMF (1ml) are added N-(benzyloxycarbonyloxy)succinimide (40 mg) andtriethylamine (27 μl), and the mixture is allowed to stand at roomtemperature for one day. The reaction mixture is concentrated underreduced pressure, and the residue is purified by HPLC, and the fractionscontaining the title compound are concentrated under reduced pressure.The residue is dissolved in a mixture of THF (2 ml) and methanol (2 ml),and thereto is added an aqueous lithium hydroxide solution (LiOH; 9.6mg, water; 2 ml), and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for twohours. The mixture is evaporated under reduced pressure, and the pHvalue of the resultant is adjusted to pH 2 with 1N hydrochloric acid,and then purified by HPLC to give the title compound (15 mg) as a whitepowder.

MS (SIMS): 624 [M+1]⁺. HPLC retention time: 34.7 min. (under the sameconditions as Example 1). ¹ H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ (ppm): 1.17 (3H, t, J=7Hz), 2.20-2.35 (2H, m), 2.66 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 3.05-3.20 (1H, m),3.25-3.50 (3H, m), 3.80-4.00 (1H, m), 5.28 (2H, s), 7.35-7.50 (7H, m),7.67 (2H, d, J=8 Hz), 7.90-8.10 (6H, m), 8.66 (1H, bt, J=5 Hz).

Example 118 Platelet Aggregation Inhibitory Activity

The compounds of Examples 72 to 116 were tested in the same manner as inExample 17. The test results of the test compounds are shown in Table 3.

                  TABLE 3                                                         ______________________________________                                        Test results                                                                  Test Compound       IC.sub.50 (nM)                                            ______________________________________                                        The compound of Example 72                                                                        52                                                        The compound of Example 73                                                                        162                                                       The compound of Example 74                                                                        14                                                        The compound of Example 75                                                                        34                                                        The compound of Example 76                                                                        17                                                        The compound of Example 77                                                                        65                                                        The compound of Example 78                                                                        16                                                        The compound of Example 80                                                                        17                                                        The compound of Example 81                                                                        28                                                        The compound of Example 82                                                                        31                                                        The compound of Example 83                                                                        30                                                        The compound of Example 84                                                                        22                                                        The compound of Example 85                                                                        26                                                        The compound of Example 86                                                                        56                                                        The compound of Example 87                                                                        25                                                        The compound of Example 88                                                                        44                                                        The compound of Example 89                                                                        26                                                        The compound of Example 90                                                                        15                                                        The compound of Example 91                                                                        23                                                        The compound of Example 92                                                                        37                                                        The compound of Example 93                                                                        93                                                        The compound of Example 94                                                                        31                                                        The compound of Example 95                                                                        15 or 17                                                  The compound of Example 96                                                                        57                                                        The compound of Example 97                                                                        49                                                        The compound of Example 98                                                                        57                                                        The compound of Example 99                                                                        17                                                        The compound of Example 100                                                                       28                                                        The compound of Example 101                                                                       103                                                       The compound of Example 102                                                                       35                                                        The compound of Example 103                                                                       25                                                        The compound of Example 104                                                                       28                                                        The compound of Example 105                                                                       22                                                        The compound of Example 106                                                                       116                                                       The compound of Example 107                                                                       29                                                        The compound of Example 108                                                                       51                                                        The compound of Example 111                                                                       41                                                        The compound of Example 113                                                                       48                                                        The compound of Example 114                                                                       35                                                        The compound of Example 116                                                                       103                                                       ______________________________________                                    

Example 119 Specificity for Cell Adhesion Reaction

(1) Preparation of Human Platelet

The blood was taken out from the elbow vein of a normal male volunteer,and mixed with 1/10 volume of 3.8% sodium citrate. The blood wascentrifuged at 1,000 rpm (150 g) for 10 minutes, and the supernatant iscollected as a platelet rich plasma (PRP). The precipitates arecentrifuged at 11,000 rpm (6000 g) for two minutes, and the supernatantis collected as a platelet poor plasma (PPP). To PRP is addedprostaglandin I₂ (PGl₂) at a final concentration of 50 ng/ml, and themixture was centrifuged at 11000 rpm for two minutes to give humanplatelet. The platelet was activated by washing with 3.8 mM HEPES-buffer(pH 7.4, Tyrode-HEPES buffer) containing 0.14 M sodium chloride, 2.7 mMpotassium chloride, 3.7 mM sodium dihydrogen phosphate, 0.98 mMmagnesium chloride, 1 mg/ml glucose, 50 ng/ml PGl₂ and 0.35% bovineserum albumin (BSA), adding thereto 5 μM epinephrine, and 30 μM ADP(adenosine diphosphate), followed by being allowed to stand at roomtemperature for five minutes. To the activated platelet was added 0.05%p-formaldehyde, and the mixture was allowed to stand at room temperaturefor 30 minutes to give the fixed platelet, which was suspended inTyrode-HEPES buffer to give a platelet suspension of a concentration of2×10⁸ ml⁻¹.

(2) Binding Assay of Platelet to Adhesive Protein

Human fibrinogen from which fibronectin was previously removed bypassing through gelatin-cepharose, human fibronectin or humanvitronectin was diluted with 0.1 M aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution to a concentration of 5 μg/ml, and the protein solution is putinto a 96-well microplate at a volume of 200 μl/well. The microplate wasallowed to stand at 4° C. overnight. The plate was washed with phosphatebuffered saline (PBS), and subjected to blocking with 3% BSA at 37° C.for one hour. To the plate were added a platelet suspension (finalconcentration, 10⁸ ml⁻¹) and a test compound of various concentrations(total volume, 200 μl/well), and the plate was incubated at 37° C. for60 minutes. The plate was treated with 1000-fold diluted enzyme(HRP)-labelled anti-mouse IgG polyclonal antibody at 37° C. for 60minutes, and thereto was added HRP chromogenic substrate (0.1 Mphosphate buffer containing 0.4 mg/ml O-phenylenediamine, 0.01% hydrogenperoxide, 0.1 M citric acid, pH 5), and reacted at room temperature for15 minutes. The reaction was terminated by adding thereto 4.5 M sulfuricacid at a volume of 25 μl/well, and the absorbance at 490 nm wasmeasured.

The inhibitory activity (IC₅₀) against the binding between variousadhesive proteins and platelet is shown in Table 4.

                  TABLE 4                                                         ______________________________________                                        Test results (receptor binding inhibition (IC.sub.50, M))                     Test Compound                                                                              Fibrinogen Fibronectin                                                                             Bitronectin                                 ______________________________________                                        The compound of Ex. 1                                                                      4.6 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    2.0 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   1.0 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 2                                                                      1.2 × 10.sup.-8                                                                    1.2 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   7.5 × 10.sup.-5                       The compouhd of Ex. 18                                                                     7.3 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    4.0 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   8.9 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 19                                                                     5.0 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    4.7 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   1.2 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 20                                                                     7.3 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    7.9 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   5.0 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 21                                                                     2.2 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    3.1 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   2.4 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 57                                                                     7.1 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    1.2 × 10.sup.-6                                                                   7.5 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 58                                                                     2.4 × 10.sup.-8                                                                    6.1 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   8.0 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 59                                                                     1.2 × 10.sup.-8                                                                    6.1 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   3.3 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 60                                                                     1.5 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    9.4 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   1.1 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 61                                                                     1.0 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    2.5 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   3.8 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 62                                                                     1.1 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    4.5 × 10.sup.-9                                                                   2.4 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 63                                                                     2.2 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    4.1 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   1.3 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 64                                                                     2.4 × 10.sup.-8                                                                    2.8 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   4.8 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 68                                                                     1.2 × 10.sup.-8                                                                    9.9 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   2.7 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 69                                                                     9.8 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    6.0 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   9.7 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 74                                                                     2.2 × 10.sup.-8                                                                    5.4 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   3.5 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 75                                                                     8.1 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    1.1 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   1.6 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 76                                                                     6.3 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    5.1 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   5.4 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 77                                                                     6.7 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    5.4 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   6.7 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 78                                                                     9.0 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    2.5 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   1.6 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 80                                                                     1.0 × 10.sup.-8                                                                    3.9 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   4.9 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 82                                                                     1.2 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    1.9 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   2.7 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 83                                                                     2.2 × 10.sup.-8                                                                    7.7 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   7.8 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 85                                                                     4.8 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    2.0 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   2.7 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 86                                                                     1.1 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    1.2 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   5.0 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 87                                                                     1.2 × 10.sup.-8                                                                    2.1 × 10.sup.-7                                                                   2.7 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound ot Ex. 91                                                                     4.7 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    5.0 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   1.3 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 92                                                                     3.9 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    2.4 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   5.0 × 10.sup.-7                       The compound of Ex. 93                                                                     1.5 × 10.sup.-8                                                                    9.5 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   3.5 × 10.sup.-6                       The compound of Ex. 95                                                                     8.4 × 10.sup.-9                                                                    3.3 × 10.sup.-8                                                                   6.3 × 10.sup.-7                       ______________________________________                                    

Example 120 Platelet Aggregation Inhibitory Activity (ex vivo)

Method

A canula for collecting blood was inserted into the left common carotidartery of a guinea pig which was anesthetized with pentobarbital (30mg/kg, i.p.). The blood (1 ml) was taken with a syringe containing 1/10volume of 3.8% sodium citrate (Kettin-citrate, manufactured by KokusaiShiyaku Ltd.), and the platelet aggregation ability thereof was measured(as a value before administration). Then, a test compound was orallyadministered to the guinea pig at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg in a volume of 5ml/kg, and the blood was collected periodically likewise at 0.5, 1, 2, 4and 6 hours after the administration of the test compound, and theplatelet aggregation ability thereof was measured.

The determination of the platelet aggregation ability was carried out byturbidimetry using a Hematracer (Niko Bioscience) as follows. That is,the blood was centrifuged at 4500 rpm at room temperature for 10seconds, and the supernatant was considered as platelet rich plasma(PRP), and the precipitate was centrifuged at 11000 rpm for two minutesand its supernatant was considered as platelet poor plasma (PPP), andthe photo-transmittance of the PRP and the PPP was adjusted to 0%, and100%, respectively. A cubet containing PRP (200 μl) was inserted to ameasurement well, and centrifuged at 1000 rpm at 37° C. for two minutes,and thereto was added a platelet aggregator; ADP (adenosine diphosphate,Sigma Ltd., 20 μl, final concentration; 10 μg/ml), and the maximumaggregation rate was measured. From the maximum aggregation rate beforethe administration of the test compound (MAR control) and the maximumaggregation rate after the administration of the test compound (MARsample), the platelet aggregation inhibitory rate of each test compoundwas estimated according to the following equation.

    Inhibitory rate (%)=(1-(MAR sample/MAR control))×100

The periodical change in the platelet aggregation inhibitory rate ofeach test compound at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg of oral administration isshown in Table 5.

                  TABLE 5                                                         ______________________________________                                        Test results (platelet aggregation inhibitory rate (%))                       Test Compound 0.5 hr  1 hr   2 hrs 4 hrs                                                                              6 hrs                                 ______________________________________                                        The Compound of Ex. 1                                                                       100     100    100   100  100                                   The Compound of Ex. 2                                                                       87      78     67    32   13                                    The Compound of Ex. 18                                                                      54      100    100   73   66                                    The Compound of Ex. 19                                                                      86      93     91    89   91                                    The Compound of Ex. 20                                                                      76      91     99    100  100                                   The Compound of Ex. 21                                                                      96      99     100   100  100                                   The Compound ot Ex. 61                                                                      45      32     25    48    0                                    The Compound of Ex. 62                                                                      63      69     63    56   50                                    The Compound of Ex. 63                                                                      57      48     26     3    0                                    The Compound of Ex. 64                                                                      50       0      0     0    0                                    The Compound of Ex. 67                                                                      88      71     69    31   10                                    The Compound of Ex. 69                                                                      69      39     22     6    3                                    The Compound of Ex. 74                                                                      92      100    100   100  100                                   The Compound of Ex. 75                                                                      74      82     100   90   74                                    The Compound of Ex. 76                                                                      100     100    100   100  100                                   The Compound of Ex. 77                                                                      100     100    100   100  97                                    The Compound of Ex. 78                                                                      99      100    100   100  100                                   The Compound of Ex. 80                                                                      100     100    75    79   74                                    The Compound of Ex. 82                                                                      81      66     54    52   51                                    The Compound of Ex. 83                                                                      50      47     48    32   41                                    The Compound of Ex. 85                                                                      36      41     44    31   17                                    The Compound of Ex. 86                                                                      46       0      0     0    0                                    The Compound of Ex. 87                                                                      100     100    100   100  80                                    The Compound of Ex. 91                                                                      51      41     31    14   39                                    The Compound of Ex. 92                                                                      68      34     24    47    0                                    The Compound of Ex. 93                                                                       4      27     69    44   12                                    The Compound of Ex. 95                                                                      49      49     31    12   18                                    The Compound of Ex. 98                                                                      94      100    100   100  100                                   The Compound of Ex. 99                                                                      100     100    100   100  100                                   The Compound of Ex. 100                                                                     100     100    100   100  100                                   ______________________________________                                    

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

2,3-Diaminopropionic acid derivatives of the present invention areuseful as a platelet aggregation inhibitor, a cancer metastasisinhibitor, a wound healing agent or a bone resorption inhibitor.

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound of the formula (1): ##STR202## wherein R¹ is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a substituted lower alkyl group, a substituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted lower alkenyl group, a substituted lower alkynyl group, a substituted aryl group or a substituted heterocyclic group;R² is a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a substituted lower alkyl group, a substituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted lower alkenyl group, a substituted lower alkynyl group, a substituted aryl group or a substituted heterocyclic group; A¹ is --CO-- or --CO--A⁴ -- (wherein A⁴ is a residue of an α-amino acid, an α-amino acid derivative, a β-amino acid or a β-amino acid derivative, or a residue of a peptide consisting of 2 or 3 residues thereof); A² and A³ are the same or different and each a single bond, --NR⁶ -- (wherein R⁶ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group), an oxygen atom, S(O)_(n) (wherein n is 0, 1 or 2), --CO--NR⁷ -- (wherein R⁷ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group), --NR⁷ --CO-- (wherein R⁷ is the same as defined above), --CO--A⁵ --NR⁸ -- (wherein R⁸ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, A⁵ is a residue of an β-amino acid, an α-amino acid derivative, a β-amino acid or a β-amino acid derivative, or a reside of a dipeptide consisting of 2 residues thereof), --NR⁸ --A⁵ --CO-- (wherein R⁸ and A⁵ are the same as defined above), a divalent group of a monocyclic hydrocarbons or a divalent group of a monocyclic heterocyclic group; R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are the same or different and each a single bond, or an alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene group, which may optionally be substituted by 1 to 4 groups selected from the hydroxy group, an oxo group, a halogen atom, an aryl group and a cycloalkyl group, provided that when A² and A³ are the same or different and each --NR⁶ -- (wherein R⁶ is the same as defined above), an oxygen atom or S(O)_(n) (wherein n is the same as defined above), R⁴ should not be a single bond; the definition for X and the number of atoms comprising a divalent main chain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³ --A¹ -- are shown in the following (a):(a) X is a group of the formula (4): ##STR203## wherein Y² and Y³ are the same or different and each a methine group or a nitrogen atom, V³ is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an amino group, an acylamino group, a lower alkyloxycarbonyl group or a lower alkyloxycarbonyl group substituted by an aryl group, m is 2 or 3, and the number of atoms comprising a divalent main chain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³ --A¹ -- is 4 to 9, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R² is an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, an aromatic heterocyclic group or a substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 3. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R² is an aryl group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or an aryl group substituted by 1 or more groups selected from a lower alkyl group, a lower alkyl group substituted by a halogen atom, a lower alkyloxy group, a lower alkyloxy group substituted by a halogen atom, an amino group, a dialkylamino group, an acylamino group, a halogen atom, a nitro group and a carboxyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 4. The compound according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein A¹ is --CO--, and R³ is --CH₂ --CHR⁹ -- (wherein R⁹ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 5. The compound according to claim 4, wherein the definition for X and the number of atoms comprising a divalent main chain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³ --A¹ -- are defined by the following (a), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:(a) X is a group of the formula (4): ##STR204## wherein Y², Y³, V³ and m are the same as defined above, and the number of atoms comprising a divalent main chain represented by --R⁵ --A³ --R⁴ --A² --R³ --A¹ -- is 5 or
 6. 6. The compound according to claim 5, which is a compound of the formula (5): ##STR205## wherein R¹ and R² are the same as defined above, X and A⁶ are defined by the following (a), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:(a) X is a group of the formula (4): ##STR206## wherein Y², Y³, V³ and m are the same as defined above, A⁶ is a divalent group selected from the following groups:--(CH₂)_(f) --CONR¹⁰ --CH₂ --CHR⁹ -- (R⁹ and R¹⁰ are the same as defined above, and f is 0 or 1); --Y⁴ --(CH₂)_(d) -- (Y⁴ is a methylene group or an oxygen atom and d is 3 or 4); --(CH₂)_(f) --CO--(CH₂)_(d) -- (f and d are the same as defined above); --(CH₂)_(f) --CH(OH)--(CH₂)_(d) -- (f and d are the same as defined above); --NR¹⁰ CO--(CH₂)_(d) -- (R¹⁰ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group and d is the same as defined above); --Y⁴ --(CH₂)_(g) --Y⁵ -- (Y⁴ is the same as defined above, Y⁵ is an oxygen atom or --NR¹¹ -- (R¹¹ is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group), and g is 2 to 4); a group of the formula: ##STR207## wherein a is 1 or 2 and f is the same as defined above; a group of the formula: ##STR208## wherein f is the same as defined above, Y⁶ is a methine group or a nitrogen atom; a group of the formula: ##STR209## wherein Y⁵ and f are the same as defined above, and h is 0 or 1; a group of the formula: ##STR210## wherein Y⁴, Y⁵ and h are the same as defined above.
 7. The compound according to claim 6, wherein X and A⁶ are defined by the following (a), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:(a) X is a group of the formula (4): ##STR211## wherein Y², Y³, V³ and m are the same as defined above, A⁶ is a divalent group selected form the following groups:--(CH₂)_(f) --CONR¹⁰ --CH₂ --CHR⁹ -- (R⁹, R¹⁰ and f are the same as defined above); --Y⁴ --(CH₂)_(d) -- (Y⁴ and d are the same as defined above); --(CH₂)_(f) --CO--(CH₂)_(d) -- (f and d are the same as defined above); a group of the formula: ##STR212## wherein a and f are the same as defined above; a group of the formula: ##STR213## wherein f and Y⁶ are the same as defined above.
 8. The compound according to claim 7, wherein X is a group of the formula (4): ##STR214## wherein Y², Y³, V³ and m are the same as defined above, A² and A³ are the same or different and each a single bond, --NR⁶ -- (R⁶ is the same as defined above), an oxygen atom, S(O)_(n) (n is the same as defined above), --CO--NR⁷ -- (R⁷ is the same as defined above), NR⁷ --CO-- (R⁷ is the same as defined above), --CO--A⁵ --NR⁸ -- (A⁵ and R⁸ are the same as defined above), --NR⁸ --A⁵ --CO-- (R⁸ and A⁵ are the same as defined above), a divalent group of aliphatic monocyclic hydrocarbons or a divalent group of aliphatic monocyclic heterocyclic group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 9. The compound according to claim 1, wherein the stereoconfiguration of the 2-position thereof is S-configuration, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of claim 1; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 11. A method of inhibiting platelets which comprises administering an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 to a patient in need thereof.
 12. A method of inhibiting cancer metastasis which comprises administering an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 to a patient in need thereof.
 13. A method of healing a wound which comprises administering an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or 9 to a patient suffering from a wound.
 14. A method of inhibiting bone resorption which comprises administering an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 or 9 to a patient in need thereof. 